لَو كنتُ أَملكُ أَن أُفارِقَ مُهجَتي

لَو كنتُ أَملكُ أَن أُفارِقَ مُهجَتي

لَجَعَلتُ ناظِرها عَليكِ رَقيبا

لَجَعَلتُ ناظِرها عَليكِ رَقيبا

If I had the power to part with my very soul,

If I had the power to part from my soul,

I would set its eye as a watcher over you,

I would make its eye a watchman over you,

حَذَراً عَليك وإِنّني بِكِ واثِقٌ

حَذَراً عَليك وإِنّني بِكِ واثِقٌ

أَن لا ينال سوايَ مِنكِ نَصيبا

أَن لا ينال سوايَ مِنكِ نَصيبا

Out of fear for you—though truly I trust you—

Out of concern for you, though I trust you,

that none but I will ever gain a share of you.

So that none but me might gain a share of you.