ياO صاحِبيmy companion إِنَّindeed الدُموعَthe tears تَنَفَّسَتhave drawn breath
يا صاحِبي إِنَّ الدُموعَ تَنَفَّسَت
فَدَعِso let الدُموعِthe tears الدُموعَthe tears تُبيحُreveal ماwhat قَدalready أَضمَرَتthey have concealed
فَدَعِ الدُموعِ الدُموعَ تُبيحُ ما قَد أَضمَرَت
O my companion, the tears have indeed drawn breath.
So let the tears—the tears—reveal what they have concealed.
قَدindeed كُنتُI was أَكتُمُconcealing عَنfrom وُشاتيmy slanderers سِرِّهاtheir secret
قَد كُنتُ أَكتُمُ عَن وُشاتي سِرِّها
وَلَقَدand indeed جَرىran طِرفُthe steed الحَديثِof talk كَماjust as جَرَتthey ran
وَلَقَد جَرى طِرفُ الحَديثِ كَما جَرَت
I had kept their secret from my slanderers,
And indeed the steed of talk has run, just as they ran.
لِلَهِto God لَيلاتٌnights قَرَنَّthey paired نُجومَهاtheir stars
لِلَهِ لَيلاتٌ قَرَنَّ نُجومَها
بَلrather بَدرَهاtheir full moon بِوُجوهٍwith faces عَيشٍof life أَقمَرَتshone like moons
بَل بَدرَها بِوُجوهٍ عَيشٍ أَقمَرَت
God be praised for nights that paired their stars—
Rather, their full moon—with life's faces that shone like moons.
أَغلَتthey made costly عَلىfor السُلوانِforgetfulness شَوقَكُمُlonging for you فَماand so did not
أَغلَت عَلى السُلوانِ شَوقَكُمُ فَما
باعَتthey sold كَماas أَمَرَcommanded الغَرامُpassion مَنthose whom اِشتَرَتthey bought
باعَت كَما أَمَرَ الغَرامُ مَن اِشتَرَت
They priced longing for you too high for forgetfulness, and did not
Sell those they had bought, obeying passion's command.