ياO أباAbu (father of) المهاجرal-Muhajir (the emigrant) قدindeed أردتyou intended كرامتيmy honor
يا أبا المهاجر قد أردت كرامتي
فأهنتنيbut you humiliated me وضررتنيand you harmed me لوif تعلمyou knew
فأهنتني وضررتني لو تعلم
O Abu al-Muhajir, you meant to honor me,
O father of immigrants, you wished to dishonor me
but you humiliated me and harmed me, if you only knew,
So you insulted me and harmed me, if only you knew
عندbefore التيher who لوif مسtouched جلديmy skin جلدهاher skin
عند التي لو مس جلدي جلدها
يوماًone day بقيتI would remain مخلداًimmortal لاnot أهرمI grow old
يوماً بقيت مخلداً لا أهرم
before her—if my skin touched hers
With her, if her skin touched mine one day
one day, I would remain immortal, never growing old.
I would remain immortal, never aging
أوor كنتI were فيin أحمىhottest جهنمHell بقعةspot
أو كنت في أحمى جهنم بقعة
فرأيتهاand I saw her بردتwould grow cool عليfor me جهنمHell
فرأيتها بردت علي جهنم
Or were I in the hottest spot of Hell,
Or if I were in the hottest spot in Hell
and saw her, Hell would grow cool for me.
And saw her, Hell would cool down for me