بِروحي فَتاة الحَيّ مَن أَنا في المَلا

بِروحي فَتاة الحَيّ مَن أَنا في المَلا

قَتيل هَواها لَو بِها لامني الخلي

قَتيل هَواها لَو بِها لامني الخلي

My soul be ransom for the maiden of the quarter—who am I among the multitude?

My soul is ransom for the maiden of the tribe; amid the throng I am

I am slain by love of her, though one untouched by passion blame me for her.

slain by love for her, even if one untouched by love reproaches me for her.

أَقول إِذا حيَّت وَأَهدَت قُرنفلاً

أَقول إِذا حيَّت وَأَهدَت قُرنفلاً

نَسيم الصبا جاءَت بِريّا القُرنفلِ

نَسيم الصبا جاءَت بِريّا القُرنفلِ

I say, when she greets me and presents a carnation:

I say, when she greets me and offers a carnation:

The east breeze has come bearing the carnation’s fragrance.

“The east wind’s breeze has come bearing the carnation’s fragrance.”