أفديكَ بل قلّ أن يفديك ذو دنفٍ

أفديكَ بل قلّ أن يفديك ذو دنفٍ

هل في المذلّة للمشتاق من عار

هل في المذلّة للمشتاق من عار

I would ransom you—but a lovesick man can scarcely ransom you.

I sacrifice myself for you, no, say that one with a close soul sacrifices himself for you

Is there any shame in abasement for the yearning lover?

Is there shame for the longing one in humiliation?

بي منك شوقٌ لو أن الصخر يحمله

بي منك شوقٌ لو أن الصخر يحمله

تفطّر الصخر عن مستوقد النار

تفطّر الصخر عن مستوقد النار

In me is a longing for you; if the rock were to bear it,

In me is a longing for you, if it was carried by rock

The rock would split open, revealing a hearth of fire.

The rock would shatter from the kindled fire

قد دبّ حبّك في الأعضاء من جسدي

قد دبّ حبّك في الأعضاء من جسدي

دبيب لفظى من روحي وإضماري

دبيب لفظى من روحي وإضماري

Love for you has crept through the limbs of my body,

Your love crept into the limbs of my body

As my speech creeps from my soul and my hidden thoughts.

Creeping of my words from my soul and intimation

ولا تنفّست إلا كنت مع نفسي

ولا تنفّست إلا كنت مع نفسي

وكل جارحة من خاطري جاري

وكل جارحة من خاطري جاري

And I never breathed without you being with my breath,

And I did not breathe except you were with my breath

And every limb flows from my thought.

And every organ of mine flows from my thoughts