نفسي الفداء لغائب

نفسي الفداء لغائب

إن حل شاما أو عراقا

إن حل شاما أو عراقا

My soul be ransom for one who is absent,

My soul be ransom for one who is absent,

whether he sojourns in the Levant or Iraq.

Whether he dwells in Syria or Iraq.

إن غاب غاب به السرو

إن غاب غاب به السرو

ر وإن دنا شيئا فعاقا

ر وإن دنا شيئا فعاقا

If he is gone, gone with him is jo—

If he is absent, joy departs with him,

—y; and if he draws even a little near, he is held back.

And if he draws a little nearer, then he hinders [wording unclear].

روحان ضمّهما هوىً

روحان ضمّهما هوىً

جسمان قد ضمنا اعتناقا

جسمان قد ضمنا اعتناقا

Two souls brought together by love;

Two souls whom love has joined,

two bodies holding an embrace.

Two bodies that have held an embrace.