بأبي وأمي أفتديك من الردى

بأبي وأمي أفتديك من الردى

وبأحمد وبأخته أتقرّب

وبأحمد وبأخته أتقرّب

With my father and mother I would ransom you from death.

With my father and mother, I ransom you from death,

And through Ahmad and his sister I seek nearness.

And by Ahmad and his sister, I seek to draw near.

واحسرتي واضيعتي واخيبتي

واحسرتي واضيعتي واخيبتي

إن لم أكن بفدائكم أتلقب

إن لم أكن بفدائكم أتلقب

Alas for my sorrow, alas for my ruin, alas for my disappointment,

Oh, my sorrow! Oh, my loss! Oh, my despair!

if I am not called your ransom!

If I am not called by the name of your ransom.

وحياتكم فلأنني بفراقكم

وحياتكم فلأنني بفراقكم

لعلى لظىً وحجارها أتقلب

لعلى لظىً وحجارها أتقلب

By your life! For, in separation from you,

By your life, I swear that in your absence,

I surely writhe upon blazing fire and its stones.

I writhe upon a blazing fire and its stones.

هل من قطا يوما يعير جناحه

هل من قطا يوما يعير جناحه

صبا غدا بفراقكم يتعذب

صبا غدا بفراقكم يتعذب

Is there a sandgrouse that might one day lend its wing

Is there a sandgrouse that might one day lend its wing

to a lovesick man who has come to suffer through separation from you?

To a yearning lover tormented by your separation?

حتى أراني في حماكم واهباً

حتى أراني في حماكم واهباً

روحي فداكم في رضاكم أرغب

روحي فداكم في رضاكم أرغب

So that I may see myself in your sanctuary, offering

Until I see myself within your sanctuary, offering

my soul as a ransom for you; I yearn for your pleasure.

My soul as ransom, longing for your contentment.