أَخْشى عَلَيْكَ إِذا مَشَيْتَ تَقَصُّفاً

أَخْشى عَلَيْكَ إِذا مَشَيْتَ تَقَصُّفاً

وَكَذا يُخافُ عَلى القَضيبِ إِذا نَشا

وَكَذا يُخافُ عَلى القَضيبِ إِذا نَشا

I fear you may snap when you walk,

I fear for you when you walk proudly

And likewise one fears for the slender branch when it grows.

As one fears for a slender rod should it grow tall and straight

أَوْحَشْتَني وَلَوِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَى الَّذي

أَوْحَشْتَني وَلَوِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَى الَّذي

لَكَ في فُؤادي لَمْ تَكُنْ لِيَ مُوحِشا

لَكَ في فُؤادي لَمْ تَكُنْ لِيَ مُوحِشا

You have made me lonely; and had you known what

You have made me lonely even though if you could see

Is yours in my heart, you would not have made me lonely.

What I hold for you in my heart you would not make me lonesome