أَفديكَI would ransom you ياO غُصنbough النَقاthe sand dune
أَفديكَ يا غُصن النَقا
ذاتَbearer of (feminine) الشَجىsorrow وَلَكَand yours is البَقاlasting life
ذاتَ الشَجى وَلَكَ البَقا
I would ransom you, O bough of the sand dune,
Bearer of sorrow—and may lasting life be yours.
مَجنونMajnun لَيلىLayla ماnever اِلتَقىencountered
مَجنون لَيلى ما اِلتَقى
ماwhat قَدindeed لَقيتُI have experienced مِنَof الجَوىlove’s anguish
ما قَد لَقيتُ مِنَ الجَوى
Layla’s Majnun never encountered
The anguish of love that I have known.