قَضَى اللّهُ يَا سَمْراءُ مِنِّي لَكِ الهَوَى

قَضَى اللّهُ يَا سَمْراءُ مِنِّي لَكِ الهَوَى

بِعَزْمٍ فَلَمْ أَمْنَعْ وَلَمْ أُعْطِهِ عَمْدَا

بِعَزْمٍ فَلَمْ أَمْنَعْ وَلَمْ أُعْطِهِ عَمْدَا

God decreed, O Samra, my love for you,

God decreed, O dark-eyed one, that I should love you

With firm resolve, so I neither withheld it nor gave it deliberately.

With resolve, so I did not resist nor give it willingly,

وَكُلُّ أًَسِيرٍ غَيْرَ مَنْ قَدْ مَلَكْتِهِ

وَكُلُّ أًَسِيرٍ غَيْرَ مَنْ قَدْ مَلَكْتِهِ

مُرجَّى لِقَتْلٍ أَوْ لِنَعْماءَ أَوْ مُفْدَى

مُرجَّى لِقَتْلٍ أَوْ لِنَعْماءَ أَوْ مُفْدَى

And every captive, except the one you possess,

And every prisoner but the one you own

Is held awaiting death or mercy, or is ransomed.

Awaits ransom, murder, or benevolence.