أَخشى عَلَيكِ مِنَ الجاراتِ حاسِدَةً

أَخشى عَلَيكِ مِنَ الجاراتِ حاسِدَةً

أَو سَهمَ غَيرانِ يَرميني وَيَرميكِ

أَو سَهمَ غَيرانِ يَرميني وَيَرميكِ

I fear for you an envious woman among the neighbors,

I fear for you the envious neighbors

Or a jealous man's arrow, which he shoots at me and you.

Or the arrow of a jealous one that strikes me and strikes you

لَولا الرَقيباتُ إِذ وَدَّعتِ غادِيَةً

لَولا الرَقيباتُ إِذ وَدَّعتِ غادِيَةً

قَبَّلتُ فاكِ وَقُلتُ النَفسُ تَفديكِ

قَبَّلتُ فاكِ وَقُلتُ النَفسُ تَفديكِ

Had it not been for the watchful women when you bade farewell, leaving in the morning,

If not for the watchful eyes when you left

I would have kissed your mouth and said, 'My soul is your ransom.'

I would have kissed your mouth and said my soul ransoms you

يا أَطيبَ الناسِ ريقاً غَيرَ مُختَبَرٍ

يا أَطيبَ الناسِ ريقاً غَيرَ مُختَبَرٍ

إِلّا شَهادَةَ أَطرافِ المَساويكِ

إِلّا شَهادَةَ أَطرافِ المَساويكِ

O you whose saliva is sweetest of all, though untried,

O the most fragrant of people without being tested

Except through the testimony of the tips of tooth-cleaning sticks.

Except for the testimony of the edges of the pillows

قَد زُرتِنا مَرَّةً في الدَهرِ وَاحِدَةً

قَد زُرتِنا مَرَّةً في الدَهرِ وَاحِدَةً

عودي وَلا تَجعَليها بَيضَةَ الديكِ

عودي وَلا تَجعَليها بَيضَةَ الديكِ

You have visited us only once in all time;

You visited us once in this lifetime

Return, and do not make it a rooster's egg.

Return and do not make it like the crowing of the rooster

يا رَحمَةَ اللَهِ حُلّي في مَنازِلِنا

يا رَحمَةَ اللَهِ حُلّي في مَنازِلِنا

حَسبي بِرائِحَةِ الفِردَوسِ مِن فيكِ

حَسبي بِرائِحَةِ الفِردَوسِ مِن فيكِ

O mercy of God, dwell in our homes.

O God's mercy, reside in our homes

The scent of Paradise from your mouth is enough for me.

It suffices me the scent of Paradise from you

إِنَّ الَّذي راحَ مَغبوطاً بِنِعمَتِهِ

إِنَّ الَّذي راحَ مَغبوطاً بِنِعمَتِهِ

كَفٌّ تَمَسُّكِ أَو كَفٌّ تُعاطيكِ

كَفٌّ تَمَسُّكِ أَو كَفٌّ تُعاطيكِ

Indeed, what departs envied for its good fortune

Indeed the one who left fortunate with his blessing

Is a hand that touches you, or a hand that passes something to you.

Is a palm that touches you or a palm that gives to you

وَلَو وَهَبتِ لَنا يَوماً نَعيشُ بِهِ

وَلَو وَهَبتِ لَنا يَوماً نَعيشُ بِهِ

أَحيَيتِ نَفساً وَكانَت مِن مَساعيكِ

أَحيَيتِ نَفساً وَكانَت مِن مَساعيكِ

And if you granted us a day to live on,

And if you gifted us a day to live in

You would revive a soul, and that would be among your good deeds.

You would revive a soul and it would be from your efforts