1. I ransom you, O familiar abode
When will the loved one's caravan pass by?
١. أفديكِ أيتها الدِمَنْ
رَكْبُ الحبيبِ متى ظعنْ
2. They passed by with a resting gazelle,
Yet my heart and heart would not be still.
٢. ظعنوا بظبيٍ ساكنٍ
قلبي وقلبي ما سكنْ
3. I knew you as a playground
For the smooth and delicate branch.
٣. ولقدْ عهدتك مَلْعَباً
للغيدِ والرشأِ الأَغنْ
4. Oh you who blame me for loving him
Can there be what you blame and who you blame?
٤. يا لائمي في حبِّهِ
أيكونُ ما وتلومُ مَنْ