أَيا سَعيدَ اِبنَ وَهبٍ

أَيا سَعيدَ اِبنَ وَهبٍ

اِسمَع فَدَيتُكَ قيلي

اِسمَع فَدَيتُكَ قيلي

O Sa'id, son of Wahb,

O Sa'eed, son of Wahab

O Sa'id, son of Wahb,

Listen to my words—may I be your ransom.

Listen, I implore you, to my words

Listen—may I be your ransom—to my plea:

إِنّي هَويتُ غَزالاً

إِنّي هَويتُ غَزالاً

مُساعِداً لي بِسولي

مُساعِداً لي بِسولي

Indeed, I have fallen in love with a gazelle,

I have fallen for a gazelle

I have fallen in love with a gazelle,

Who helps me fulfill my wish.

Who aids me with charm

Who aids me in my desire;

إِذا أَتاهُ رَسولي

إِذا أَتاهُ رَسولي

فَلا يَرُدَّ رَسولي

فَلا يَرُدَّ رَسولي

When my messenger comes to him,

When my messenger comes to him

So when my messenger comes to him,

Then let him not turn my messenger away.

Let him not spurn my messenger

Let him not turn my messenger away.