كمhow many منof أخٍbrother ليof mine كنتُI used to أجْعَلُplace عِنْدَهُwith him
كم من أخٍ لي كنتُ أجْعَلُ عِنْدَهُ
سِرِّيmy secret وآمنُهand trust him علىwith أخْبَارِيmy news
سِرِّي وآمنُه على أخْبَارِي
How many a brother of mine I used to entrust
How many a brother of mine I used to trust
with my secret, trusting him with my affairs!
With my secrets and confide in him my affairs
أخْفَيْتُI hid حبَّكِlove for you دونَهfrom him وسَتَرْتُهُand concealed it
أخْفَيْتُ حبَّكِ دونَه وسَتَرْتُهُ
حَذَراًout of concern عليهfor it منabout الحدِيْثِthe talk الجاريgoing round
حَذَراً عليه من الحدِيْثِ الجاري
I hid my love for you from him and concealed it,
I concealed my love for you from him and hid it
out of concern for it, wary of the gossip going round.
Fearing the gossip that was going around
إنيindeed, I متىwhenever أُخْبِرْI tell بِحُبِّكَof love for you إِخْوَتيmy brothers
إني متى أُخْبِرْ بِحُبِّكَ إِخْوَتي
حَسَدُواthey envy عَلَيْكِover you فَضَيّعُواso they betray أسْرَاريmy secrets
حَسَدُوا عَلَيْكِ فَضَيّعُوا أسْرَاري
Indeed, whenever I tell my brothers of my love for you,
Indeed whenever I told my brothers of my love for you
they envy me over you and so betray my secrets.
They envied you and betrayed my secrets