نَفسي فِداؤُكَ ما أَعَلَّك

نَفسي فِداؤُكَ ما أَعَلَّك

أَم أَيُّ مَكروهٍ أَظَلَّك

أَم أَيُّ مَكروهٍ أَظَلَّك

May my soul be your ransom—what has made you ill?

My soul is your ransom, what has elevated you?

Or what misfortune has cast its shadow over you?

Or what trouble has shaded you?

أَرأَيتَ وَجهَ أَبي فَرا

أَرأَيتَ وَجهَ أَبي فَرا

شَةَ أَم سَمِعتَ غِناءَ عَلَّك

شَةَ أَم سَمِعتَ غِناءَ عَلَّك

Have you seen the face of Abu Fara-

Have you seen the face of my father turn away,

sha, or heard the singing of ʿAllak?

Or heard the song of your beauty?