بأبِيwith my father as ransom الزائرthe visitor سِرّاًsecretly
بأبِي الزائر سِرّاً
خافِياَhidden عنfrom كلevery حِسّsense
خافِياَ عن كل حِسّ
May my father be ransom for the visitor who comes in secret,
By my oft-visiting beloved
hidden from every sense:
Secretly, hidden from all senses
رشأٌa young gazelle يجزعis alarmed منby لحstart of 'my glance'
رشأٌ يجزع من لح
ظِيend of 'my glance' وتقبِيليand my kissing ولمسِيand my touch
ظِي وتقبِيلي ولمسِي
a young gazelle, alarmed by my
A lightning bolt, startled by my
glance, my kisses, and my touch.
Gazing, kissing, touching
زارنيhe visited me ليلاًat night ليخفِيto conceal
زارني ليلاً ليخفِي
شخصهhis person عنfrom كلall إِنسhumankind
شخصه عن كل إِنس
He visited me by night to conceal
He came by night to hide
his person from all humankind.
His person from all mankind
فدَرىso he found out الواشِيthe informer وهلand can...? يُخstart of 'conceal'
فدَرى الواشِي وهل يُخ
فىend of 'conceal' الدُجَىthe darkness مطلعَthe rising of شمسِa sun
فى الدُجَى مطلعَ شمسِ
Yet the informer found out—and can
So the spies saw nothing - for who can
darkness conceal the rising of a sun?
Hide the sunrise in darkness?
مالناwe have no واشٍinformer سِوىexcept حسstart of 'your beauty'
مالنا واشٍ سِوى حس
نِكend of 'your beauty' ياO حِبِّيmy love وأُنْسيand my solace
نِك يا حِبِّي وأُنْسي
We have no informer save your
We have no spies but your feelings,
beauty, O my love and my solace.
My love, my intimacy