سَرَقتَ يا ظبيُ كُتبي

سَرَقتَ يا ظبيُ كُتبي

أَلحَقتَ كتبي بِقَلبي

أَلحَقتَ كتبي بِقَلبي

You stole my books, O gazelle.

You stole my books, oh gazelle

You added my books to my heart.

My books you took, along with my heart

فَلَو فَعَلتَ جَميلا

فَلَو فَعَلتَ جَميلا

رَدَدتَ قَلبي وَكُتبي

رَدَدتَ قَلبي وَكُتبي

So, if you were to do a kindness,

Had you done me a kindness, however small

you would return my heart and my books.

My heart and books, you would impart