رُوحِيmy soul الفِدَاءُthe ransom لِمَنْfor the one who يُخَالِفُنِيopposes me
رُوحِي الفِدَاءُ لِمَنْ يُخَالِفُنِي
فِيin كُلِّevery أَمْرٍmatter نِيَّةًintention وَعَمَلْand deed
فِي كُلِّ أَمْرٍ نِيَّةً وَعَمَلْ
May my soul be a ransom for the one who opposes me,
My soul is the sacrifice for the one who opposes me
In every matter, in intention and deed.
In every intention and deed
قَدْalready كُنْتُI was أَجْفُوهُI shun him لِأَعْرِفَهُso that I might know him
قَدْ كُنْتُ أَجْفُوهُ لِأَعْرِفَهُ
بِخِلاَفِin opposition to مَاwhat يَخْتَارُهُhe chooses it فَنَصَلْthen he withdrew
بِخِلاَفِ مَا يَخْتَارُهُ فَنَصَلْ
I had been shunning him so that I might know him,
I used to shun him to get to know him
By opposing what he chooses; then he withdrew.
By the contrast of what he chooses, so we reconciled
وَلَوْand even if أَنَّنِيthat I أُعْطَيI am given بِرُؤْيَتِهِin exchange for seeing him الدُّthe world (first fragment)
وَلَوْ أَنَّنِي أُعْطَي بِرُؤْيَتِهِ الدُّ
نْيَاthe world (remaining fragment) لَقَلَّتْit would indeed be paltry بِالحَبِيْبِfor the beloved بَدَلْa substitute
نْيَا لَقَلَّتْ بِالحَبِيْبِ بَدَلْ
And even were I given, in exchange for the sight of him, the
If I was given the world in return for seeing him
world, it would be a paltry substitute for the beloved.
It would be too small a price for the beloved
Sol 6.1