جعلتI made اسمthe name الذيthe one whom أهوىI love مصاناًsafeguarded
جعلت اسم الذي أهوى مصاناً
بليليin my night ليسdoes not يعلمهknow it نديميmy boon companion
بليلي ليس يعلمه نديمي
I have kept the name of the one I love concealed
I kept the name of the one I love hidden
In my night; my boon companion does not know it.
In my night, unknown to my companion
ولكنيbut I اسميهcall him إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle
ولكني اسميه إذا ما
غراميmy passion هاجsurged فيin قلبيmy heart الكليمِwounded
غرامي هاج في قلبي الكليمِ
But I call him, whenever
Yet I name him when
My passion surges in my wounded heart,
My passion rages in my wounded heart
مليحاًbeautiful بأنbecause (apparently intended: shone forth) مبسمهhis smiling mouth فاضحىand so he became
مليحاً بأن مبسمه فاضحى
لدىamong أهلthe people of المحبةlove خيرَthe finest ريمِgazelle
لدى أهل المحبة خيرَ ريمِ
“Beautiful”: his smiling mouth shone forth, and he became
Beautiful, for his smile gives away
Among lovers, the finest gazelle.
To lovers that he is most blessed