صدقbelieved خليmy beloved نسماتbreezes الصباthe east wind
صدق خلي نسمات الصبا
فيماin what روتthey related عنكمabout you (plural) وماand did not شكاhe complained
فيما روت عنكم وما شكا
My beloved believed the breezes of the east wind
Believe the morning breezes when they tell
in what they related of you, and did not complain.
Of all they learned about you, do not doubt
وقالand he said لاnone أخبرbetter informed منهاthan they بماof what
وقال لا أخبر منها بما
جاءتthey came بهقلتwith it; I said ولاnor أذكىmore discerning
جاءت بهقلت ولا أذكى
And he said, “None is better informed than they of what
What news they bring; I shall not now relate
they brought.” I said, “Nor more discerning.”
More than the winds have whispered, nor shout out