ظَنُّكَ فيما أُسِرُّهُ حَكَمُ

ظَنُّكَ فيما أُسِرُّهُ حَكَمُ

أَرضى بِهِ لي وَطَرفُكَ الفَهِمُ

أَرضى بِهِ لي وَطَرفُكَ الفَهِمُ

Your guess at what I conceal is a judge

Your judgment of what I conceal is wisdom

I accept for myself—as is your discerning gaze.

Satisfying to me, and your glance is understanding.

كَيفَ سُلُوّي وَلَستَ تَرحَمُني

كَيفَ سُلُوّي وَلَستَ تَرحَمُني

لَيسَ بِهَذا تُجاوَرُ النِعَمُ

لَيسَ بِهَذا تُجاوَرُ النِعَمُ

How can I find solace when you show me no mercy?

How can I complain when you show no mercy?

This is no way to keep company with blessings.

With kindness, bounty does not dwell.

أَمِنتَ قَلبي عَلى هَواكَ فَما

أَمِنتَ قَلبي عَلى هَواكَ فَما

قَلبي عَلى ما اِئتَمَنتَ يُتَّهَمُ

قَلبي عَلى ما اِئتَمَنتَ يُتَّهَمُ

You trusted my heart with love for you, and so

You trusted my heart to your love, yet

My heart is not suspect concerning what you entrusted to it.

My heart for what you entrusted cannot be blamed.

أَظهَرتُ مِن لَوعَةِ الهَوى جَزَعاً

أَظهَرتُ مِن لَوعَةِ الهَوى جَزَعاً

وَالصَبرُ إِلّا عَنِ الهَوى كَرَمُ

وَالصَبرُ إِلّا عَنِ الهَوى كَرَمُ

I showed distress at the burning anguish of love;

I revealed from love's agony much distress

And patience is noble—except in doing without love.

But patience save from love is nobility.