الصبُّthe lovesick lover تفضحهbetrays him عيونُهْhis eyes
الصبُّ تفضحه عيونُهْ
وتنمُّand disclose عنof وَجْدٍpassionate longing شؤونُهhis ways
وتنمُّ عن وَجْدٍ شؤونُه
The lovesick one's eyes betray him,
and his ways reveal his passion.
إناindeed we تكتَّمْناhave concealed الهوىlove
إنا تكتَّمْنا الهوى
والداءُand the sickness أقْتلُهُits deadliest form دفينُهits hidden form
والداءُ أقْتلُهُ دفينُه
Indeed, we have concealed our love,
yet the deadliest sickness is the hidden one.
يهتاجناstirs us نَوْحُlamentation الحماthe doves (word begins)
يهتاجنا نَوْحُ الحما
مِcompletion of 'the doves'، وكمand how often يحرِّكُناmoves us أنينهits moaning
مِ، وكم يحرِّكُنا أنينه
The doves' lament stirs us,
and how often their moaning moves us!
ونحمِّلُand we entrust القُبَلَthe kisses النَّسيـthe breeze (word begins)
ونحمِّلُ القُبَلَ النَّسيـ
ـمَcompletion of 'the breeze'، فهلso will…? يؤدِّيهاdeliver them أمينهits trusted bearer
ـمَ، فهل يؤدِّيها أمينه
And we entrust our kisses to the breeze;
will its trusted bearer deliver them?
قَسَتِhave hardened القلوبthe hearts فهلso is there? لقَلْـfor the heart (word begins)
قَسَتِ القلوب فهل لقَلْـ
ـبِكyour (completes 'heart') َياO حبيبيmy beloved منsomeone who يُلينهsoftens it
ـبِك َيا حبيبي من يُلينه
Hearts have hardened; is there for your heart,
my beloved, someone to soften it,
فتريحso you may soothe قلباًa heart مُدْنفاًwasted by love
فتريح قلباً مُدْنفاً
أسوانَsorrowful لاnot تَغفَىsleep شجونهits sorrows
أسوانَ لا تَغفَى شجونه
so you may soothe a lovesick heart,
sorrowful, whose griefs never sleep?
مرَّتْpassed عليهover it الذكرياthe memories (word begins)
مرَّتْ عليه الذكريا
تُcompletion of 'the memories'، فطالso grew long للماضيfor the past حنينهits longing
تُ، فطال للماضي حنينه
Memories have passed through it,
and its yearning for the past lingers on.
وأناand I نَجِيُّكyour confidant والذيand the one who
وأنا نَجِيُّك والذي
يسقيكgives you drink منfrom ودِّيmy affection هَتونهits downpour
يسقيك من ودِّي هَتونه
And I am your confidant, and the one
who gives you drink from my love's downpour.
وبيَand in me الذيthat which بكin you ياoh ترىI wonder
وبيَ الذي بك يا ترى
سرِّيmy secret وسرُّكand your secret مَنْwho يصونهwill guard it
سرِّي وسرُّك مَنْ يصونه
And what is in you is in me—I wonder,
my secret and yours—who will guard them?