لم ينكشفْ همي ولكنني

لم ينكشفْ همي ولكنني

أريهمُ ما عرفوني بهِ

أريهمُ ما عرفوني بهِ

My sorrow has not lifted, yet I

My anxiety was not made clear, but I

show them what they know me for.

Show them what they know me by

كذي هزالٍ خانهُ جسمهُ

كذي هزالٍ خانهُ جسمهُ

فاستلفتَ الناسَ إلى ثوبهِ

فاستلفتَ الناسَ إلى ثوبهِ

Like an emaciated man whose body betrayed him,

Thus emaciation betrayed his body

so he drew people's attention to his garment.

So I borrowed people for his clothes

وربما كانَ الفتى باسماً

وربما كانَ الفتى باسماً

وكانَ كلُّ الهمِّ في قلبهِ

وكانَ كلُّ الهمِّ في قلبهِ

And a young man may be smiling,

And perhaps the youth was happy

while all his sorrow lies in his heart.

And all the worry was in his heart

ومن رأى ذلته صحبهُ

ومن رأى ذلته صحبهُ

فربما هانَ على صحبهِ

فربما هانَ على صحبهِ

And he whose companions have seen his humiliation

And whoever saw his humility, his company

may then be held in little regard by his companions.

Perhaps became insignificant to his company