لَوif كانَتِwere الفِديَةُthe ransom مَقبولَةًaccepted
لَو كانَتِ الفِديَةُ مَقبولَةً
لَقُلتُthen I would say بِيupon me لاnot بِكَupon you حُمّاكاyour fever
لَقُلتُ بِي لا بِكَ حُمّاكا
If the ransom were accepted,
I would say: “Let your fever fall on me, not you.”