يا مُنْيَةَ النَّفْسِ كُوني كَيْفَ شِئْتِ فَما

يا مُنْيَةَ النَّفْسِ كُوني كَيْفَ شِئْتِ فَما

قَلْبي بِسالٍ وَلا ودِّي بِمُنْصَرِفِ

قَلْبي بِسالٍ وَلا ودِّي بِمُنْصَرِفِ

O my soul's desire, be as you wish, for neither

O death of the soul, be however you wish, for my

will my heart forget you nor will my love turn away.

Heart is not appeased, nor is my love withdrawn

إِنْ تَقْتُليني فَمَطْلُولٌ لَدَيْكِ دَمي

إِنْ تَقْتُليني فَمَطْلُولٌ لَدَيْكِ دَمي

أَوْ تَهْجُريني فَإِنِّي غَيْرُ مُنْتَصِفِ

أَوْ تَهْجُريني فَإِنِّي غَيْرُ مُنْتَصِفِ

If you kill me, my blood will go unavenged at your hands;

If you kill me, then my blood is shed for you

Or if you forsake me, I shall exact no redress.

Or if you abandon me, then I will not protest

وَاللَهِ ما أَسَفي أَنِّي أَمُوتُ ضَنىً

وَاللَهِ ما أَسَفي أَنِّي أَمُوتُ ضَنىً

وَلَيْسَ إِلا عَلى أَنْ تَأْثَمي أَسَفي

وَلَيْسَ إِلا عَلى أَنْ تَأْثَمي أَسَفي

By God, my sorrow is not that I die of wasting sickness;

By God, I do not grieve that I die in agony

And my sorrow is only that you should incur sin.

I only grieve that you would sin, that is my agony