FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, MY HEART!

For heaven's sake, my heart, keep secret your love,

and hide the secret from those you see

and you will have better fortune.

He who reveals secrets is considered fool;

silence and secrecy are much better for him

who falls in love.

For heaven's sake, my heart, if someone asks,

"What has happened?" do not answer.

If you are asked, 'Who is she?"

Say she is in love with another.

And pretend that it is of no consequence.

For heaven's sake, my love, conceal your passion;

your sickness is also your medicine because love

to the soul is as wine in a glass- what you

see is liquid, what is hidden is its spirit.

For heaven's sake, my heart, conceal your troubles;

then, should the seas roar and the skies fall,

you will be safe.

~ Khalil Gibran