واAh! بِأَبيwith my father as ransom وَجهَكِyour face هذاthis الَّذيwhich
وا بِأَبي وَجهَكِ هذا الَّذي
أَتلَفَdestroyed نَفسيmy soul وَهوَand it لاnot يَدريknows
أَتلَفَ نَفسي وَهوَ لا يَدري
Ah, may my father be the ransom for this face of yours, which
Ah, may my father be ransom for this face of yours, which
has consumed my soul, all unaware.
has destroyed my soul, though it knows not.
واAh! بِأَبيwith my father as ransom عَينَكِyour eye هاتاthis الَّتيwhich
وا بِأَبي عَينَكِ هاتا الَّتي
تَنفُثُbreathes out فيinto قَلبِيَmy heart بِالسِحرِwith magic
تَنفُثُ في قَلبِيَ بِالسِحرِ
Ah, may my father be the ransom for this eye of yours, which
Ah, may my father be ransom for this eye of yours, which
breathes enchantment into my heart.
breathes magic into my heart.
زَوَّدتِنيyou supplied me إِذwhen جِئتُكُمI came to you زائِراًas a visitor
زَوَّدتِني إِذ جِئتُكُم زائِراً
مِنfrom حُبِّكُمyour love قاصِمَةَa breaker of الظَهرِthe back
مِن حُبِّكُم قاصِمَةَ الظَهرِ
When I came to you as a visitor, it loaded me
You furnished me, when I came to you as a visitor,
with love of you—a burden that breaks the back.
with a back-breaking affliction from your love.
