نَفسيmy soul فداءٌa ransom لذيfor one possessed of حفاظٍfidelity
نَفسي فداءٌ لذي حفاظٍ
ينفذُhe pierces فيinto مُهجتيmy heart نَفاذاthrough and through
ينفذُ في مُهجتي نَفاذا
My soul be a ransom for one who keeps faith,
Who pierces my heart through and through.
قلتُI said وقدwhile already تهتُI had lost my way فيin هَواهُlove for him
قلتُ وقد تهتُ في هَواهُ
ياoh ليتَنيif only I متُّhad died قبلَbefore هذاthis
يا ليتَني متُّ قبلَ هذا
I said, having lost my way in love for him:
Oh, if only I had died before this!
Sol 6.1