حلفتُ بربِّ مكّةَ والمصلَّى

حلفتُ بربِّ مكّةَ والمصلَّى

يميناً أنَّهم قد أَوحشوني

يميناً أنَّهم قد أَوحشوني

I swore by the Lord of Mecca and the place of prayer,

I swore by the Lord of Mecca and the place of prayer

an oath that they have left me desolate.

An oath that they have made me lonely

فديتُهمُ بروحي مِن أُناسٍ

فديتُهمُ بروحي مِن أُناسٍ

حفِظتهُمُ ولكن ضيَّعوني

حفِظتهُمُ ولكن ضيَّعوني

I would ransom them with my soul—those people;

I would ransom them with my soul from people

I cared for them, and yet they neglected me.

I protected them, but they lost me