يا مَن جُعِلتُ فِداهُ

يا مَن جُعِلتُ فِداهُ

وَمَن بَراني هَواهُ

وَمَن بَراني هَواهُ

O you whose ransom I have been made,

O one for whom I have been made a ransom,

whose love has worn me thin;

and whose love has worn me away,

وَمَن أَروحُ وَأَغدو

وَمَن أَروحُ وَأَغدو

مُشَمِّراً في هَواهُ

مُشَمِّراً في هَواهُ

for whom I go forth, morning and evening,

and for whom I go out evening and morning,

with my sleeves rolled up in your love;

striving eagerly in love for him;

وَمَن بَرى اللَهُ فيهِ

وَمَن بَرى اللَهُ فيهِ

بَدائِعاً إِذ بَراهُ

بَدائِعاً إِذ بَراهُ

you in whom God fashioned

and in whom God fashioned

wonders, when He fashioned you.

marvels when He fashioned him.

اِستَقبَحَت بَعدَكَ العَيـ

اِستَقبَحَت بَعدَكَ العَيـ

ـنُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ تَراهُ

ـنُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ تَراهُ

After you, the eye has found ugly

After you, the eye has found ugly

every single thing it sees.

everything it sees.

وَكَم كَتَبتُ كِتاباً

وَكَم كَتَبتُ كِتاباً

يَبكي لَهُ مَن قَراهُ

يَبكي لَهُ مَن قَراهُ

How many a letter have I written

And many a letter have I written,

over which whoever read it wept!

over which whoever reads it weeps.

وَقَد أَتاني جَوابٌ

وَقَد أَتاني جَوابٌ

لَهُ فَما أَنساهُ

لَهُ فَما أَنساهُ

And an answer came to me

And indeed a reply came to me

in reply—one I shall never forget.

to it, and I shall not forget it.

أَنا الفِداءُ لِمَن خَطَّـ

أَنا الفِداءُ لِمَن خَطَّـ

ـهُ وَمَن أَملاهُ

ـهُ وَمَن أَملاهُ

I am the ransom for whoever penned

I am a ransom for whoever wrote

it, and whoever dictated it.

it, and for whoever dictated it.

الشَمسُ أَحسنُ شَيءٍ

الشَمسُ أَحسنُ شَيءٍ

رَأَيتُهُ حاشاهُ

رَأَيتُهُ حاشاهُ

The sun is the fairest thing

The sun is the fairest thing

I have ever seen—him excepted.

I have seen—except for him.