سلمى بعيشك واصلي

سلمى بعيشك واصلي

هذا المحب وجاملي

هذا المحب وجاملي

Salma, by your life, grant your love

Salma, live in peace, and keep praying,

to this lover, and treat him kindly.

This loving one, treat him kindly,

ما لي وحقك سلوة

ما لي وحقك سلوة

أهواك رغم العاذل

أهواك رغم العاذل

I swear by you, I have no solace;

I have no right to console myself,

I love you despite the reproacher.

I love you despite those who blame me,

ساءلت قلبي في الهوى

ساءلت قلبي في الهوى

عما يراه فسائلي

عما يراه فسائلي

I questioned my heart about love,

I asked my heart about this love,

about what it sees—so ask it.

About what it sees, so ask me,

قالوا غرامك قاتل

قالوا غرامك قاتل

مرحى لحبّي القاتل

مرحى لحبّي القاتل

They said, “Your passion is deadly.”

They said your love is deadly,

Hurrah for my deadly love!

Yet my deadly love is joyful,

لك باذلٌ نفسي فهل

لك باذلٌ نفسي فهل

ترضيك نفس الباذل

ترضيك نفس الباذل

I offer you my soul—so will

I'm ready to sacrifice myself, so will

the giver’s soul please you?

The soul of the sacrificer satisfy you?

تسبيحتي في خلوتي

تسبيحتي في خلوتي

سلمى بعيشك واصلي

سلمى بعيشك واصلي

My hymn of praise in my solitude:

My prayers in solitude are:

“Salma, by your life, grant your love.”

Salma, live in peace, and keep praying.