تُحَدِّثُspeak عَنّاfor us فيin الوُجوهِthe faces عُيونُناour eyes
تُحَدِّثُ عَنّا في الوُجوهِ عُيونُنا
وَنَحنُand we سُكوتٌsilent وَالهَوىand love يَتَكَلَّمُspeaks
وَنَحنُ سُكوتٌ وَالهَوى يَتَكَلَّمُ
Our eyes speak for us upon our faces,
Our eyes speak of us in faces
while we are silent and love speaks.
While we are silence and passion talks
وَنَغضَبُand we grow angry أَحياناًsometimes وَنَرضىand we are pleased بِطَرفِناthrough our gaze
وَنَغضَبُ أَحياناً وَنَرضى بِطَرفِنا
وَذَلِكَand that فيماin what بَينَناbetween us لَيسَis not يُعلَمُknown
وَذَلِكَ فيما بَينَنا لَيسَ يُعلَمُ
And sometimes we grow angry and are pleased through our gaze,
We get angry at times and become pleased with a glance
and this between us remains unknown.
And this between us isn't known
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِتَّقَيناwe guard against رَمقَةًa glance مِنfrom مُبَلِّغٍan informer
إِذا ما اِتَّقَينا رَمقَةً مِن مُبَلِّغٍ
فَأَعيُنُناthen our eyes عَنّاfor us تُجيبُanswer وَتَفهَمُand understand
فَأَعيُنُنا عَنّا تُجيبُ وَتَفهَمُ
When we guard against an informer's glance,
If we suspect a hint from a messenger
our eyes then answer for us and understand.
Our eyes about us respond and understand
وَإِنand if عَرَّضَmakes insinuations الواشيthe tale-bearer صَفَحناwe pardon تَكَرُّماًout of nobility
وَإِن عَرَّضَ الواشي صَفَحنا تَكَرُّماً
وَذوand one possessed of الوُدِّaffection عَنfrom قَولِthe words of العِدىthe foes يَتَكَرَّمُnobly refrains
وَذو الوُدِّ عَن قَولِ العِدى يَتَكَرَّمُ
And if the tale-bearer makes insinuations, we pardon out of nobility,
And if the slanderer withdraws we pardon nobly
and one who loves rises above the words of foes.
And one of love from the enemy's talk is noble