لَم أَجِد أَهلاً لِوُدّي

لَم أَجِد أَهلاً لِوُدّي

غَيرَ مَن أَصفَيتُ وُدّي

غَيرَ مَن أَصفَيتُ وُدّي

I found no one worthy of my love

I found no people worthy of my love

Except the one to whom I gave my wholehearted love.

Except those I had chosen for my love

بَأبي أَغفَلَ خَلقِ اللَ

بَأبي أَغفَلَ خَلقِ اللَ

هِ عَن شَوقي وَوَجدي

هِ عَن شَوقي وَوَجدي

May my father be ransom for the most oblivious of God's creatures

By my father, God has neglected

To my longing and my passion.

My longing and passion from all creation

خَصَّني اللَهُ بِهذا

خَصَّني اللَهُ بِهذا

الحُبِّ دونَ الناسِ وَحدي

الحُبِّ دونَ الناسِ وَحدي

God singled me out for this

God has singled me out with this love

Love, me alone of all people.

Apart from all people, me alone

كُنتُ أَغنى الناسِ عَن ذَلِكَ

كُنتُ أَغنى الناسِ عَن ذَلِكَ

لَولا شُؤمُ جَدّي

لَولا شُؤمُ جَدّي

I would have needed this least of all people,

I would have been the richest of all people without it

Were it not for my ill fortune.

Had it not been for the misfortune of my grandfather