حَبيبيmy beloved حَبيبٌa lover يَكتُمُconceals الناسَthe people أَنَّهُthat he
حَبيبي حَبيبٌ يَكتُمُ الناسَ أَنَّهُ
لَناto us حينَwhen تَرميناtake aim at us العُيونُthe eyes حَبيبُa beloved
لَنا حينَ تَرمينا العُيونُ حَبيبُ
My beloved is a lover who hides from people that he
My beloved is a lover who hides from people that
is our beloved when eyes take aim at us.
He is ours when our eyes exchange glances, my beloved
يُباعِدُنيkeeps me at a distance فيin المُلتَقىthe meeting وَفُؤادُهُand his heart
يُباعِدُني في المُلتَقى وَفُؤادُهُ
وَإِنand though هُوَhe أَبدىshows ليto me البِعادَestrangement قَريبُnear
وَإِن هُوَ أَبدى لي البِعادَ قَريبُ
He keeps me at a distance when we meet, yet his heart—
He distances me in gatherings though his heart
though he shows me estrangement—is near.
Yearns for me, and if he shows distance, he is near
وَيُعرِضُand he turns away عَنّيfrom me وَالهَوىand love ليtoward me مُقبِلٌturned toward
وَيُعرِضُ عَنّي وَالهَوى لي مُقبِلٌ
إِذاwhen خافَfears عَيناًa watching eye أَوor أَشارَgives a sign رَقيبُa watcher
إِذا خافَ عَيناً أَو أَشارَ رَقيبُ
And he turns away from me, while love turns toward me,
He looks away though passion inclines toward me
when he fears a watching eye or a watcher gives a sign.
If he fears a glance or a watcher's nod
فَتَخرَسُso fall silent مِنّاof us أَلسُنٌtongues حينَwhen نَلتَقيwe meet
فَتَخرَسُ مِنّا أَلسُنٌ حينَ نَلتَقي
وَتَنطِقُand speak مِنّاof us أَعيُنٌeyes وَقُلوبُand hearts
وَتَنطِقُ مِنّا أَعيُنٌ وَقُلوبُ
So our tongues fall silent when we meet,
Our tongues grow mute when we meet
and our eyes and hearts speak.
And our eyes and hearts speak