يامَعشَرَO company of الناسِpeople هَلis there ليfor me
يامَعشَرَ الناسِ هَل لي
مِمّاfrom what لَقيتُI have suffered مُجيرُa protector
مِمّا لَقيتُ مُجيرُ
O people, is there for me
A protector from what I have suffered?
أَصابَcaught غِرَّةَthe unguardedness of قَلبيmy heart
أَصابَ غِرَّةَ قَلبي
هَذاthis الغَزالُthe gazelle الغَريرُguileless
هَذا الغَزالُ الغَريرُ
My heart was caught unawares
By this guileless gazelle.
فَعُمرُso the span of لَيليmy night طَويلٌlong
فَعُمرُ لَيلي طَويلٌ
وَعُمرُand the span of نَوميmy sleep قَصيرُshort
وَعُمرُ نَومي قَصيرُ
So the span of my night is long,
And the span of my sleep is short.
أَسَرتَyou captured مِنّيfrom me فُؤاديmy heart
أَسَرتَ مِنّي فُؤادي
يَفديكَhe would ransom you ذاكَthat الأَسيرُthe captive
يَفديكَ ذاكَ الأَسيرُ
You have taken my heart captive;
That captive would ransom you.