نَفْسِي الفداءُ لِمن يُعاتِبُني

نَفْسِي الفداءُ لِمن يُعاتِبُني

وفَمِي عَلى فَمِهِ يُقبِّلُهُ

وفَمِي عَلى فَمِهِ يُقبِّلُهُ

May my soul be ransom for him who reproaches me,

My soul is ransom for the one who reproaches me

And my mouth is on his, kissing it.

And my mouth kisses his

ويُريدُ يُوضِحُ وجهَ حُجَّتِهِ

ويُريدُ يُوضِحُ وجهَ حُجَّتِهِ

واللّثمُ يُعجِلُهُ ويُخجِلُهُ

واللّثمُ يُعجِلُهُ ويُخجِلُهُ

And he wants to explain the point of his argument,

He wants to explain his argument

While kissing hurries him and embarrasses him.

But the kiss hurries and embarrasses him

حتّى إذا أضْجرْتُه ستَرَتْ

حتّى إذا أضْجرْتُه ستَرَتْ

ما بَين فيّ وفِيه أُنْمُلُهُ

ما بَين فيّ وفِيه أُنْمُلُهُ

Until, when I vex him, he screens off

Until when I have made him stumble, he covers

The space between my mouth and his with his fingertips.

What was between us, his fingers

ويعودُ معتذراً ليشْغَلَني

ويعودُ معتذراً ليشْغَلَني

عنهُ بعذرٍ لستُ أقبلُهُ

عنهُ بعذرٍ لستُ أقبلُهُ

And he returns apologizing, to distract me

And he returns apologizing, to distract me

From him with an excuse I do not accept.

From him with an excuse I do not accept