خَبأتُكI hid you فيin العينthe eye خوفَfor fear of الوُشاةِthe talebearers
خَبأتُك في العين خوفَ الوُشاةِ
وكمand how often شرَّفennobled الدارَthe dwelling سُكَّانُهاits inhabitants
وكم شرَّف الدارَ سُكَّانُها
I hid you in my eye for fear of talebearers.
And how often a dwelling is ennobled by its inhabitants!
ومنand out of غَيْرةٍjealousy خِفْتُI feared أنthat يفطُنواthey might notice
ومن غَيْرةٍ خِفْتُ أن يفطُنوا
إذاwhen قيلit is said فيin العينِthe eye إنْسانُهاits pupil (literally, its person)
إذا قيل في العينِ إنْسانُها
And out of jealousy, I feared they might notice,
when it is said, 'In the eye is its person—its pupil.'
Translation model: Sol 6.1