لاdo not تعجبواmarvel لتطربشيat my wearing a tarboosh وتقلبقيand my wearing a kalpak
لا تعجبوا لتطربشي وتقلبقي
وتقلبيand my changing وتذبذبيand my wavering فيin ملبسيmy attire
وتقلبي وتذبذبي في ملبسي
Do not marvel at my wearing a tarboosh and a kalpak,
Do not be surprised at my restlessness and agitation,
And at my changing and wavering in my attire;
My tossing and turning in my clothes,
فاللّهfor God يعلمknows أننيthat I فيin حبهاlove for her
فاللّه يعلم أنني في حبها
بسوىin anything other than الشبابyouth وبردهand its cloak لمdid not أكتسclothe myself
بسوى الشباب وبرده لم أكتس
For God knows that, in my love for her,
For God knows that in her love,
I have clothed myself in nothing but youth and its cloak.
Other than youthfulness, I am not dressed in tranquility.