ومضى يؤمّك فانثنيتُ أودّ لو

ومضى يؤمّك فانثنيتُ أودّ لو

أني اتّخذت مع الرسول سبيلا

أني اتّخذت مع الرسول سبيلا

And he set off toward you; I turned back, wishing that

He went ahead to guide you, so I turned back wishing

I had taken a path with the messenger.

I had taken the path with the Messenger

وأخذتَ قلبي يا رسول فليتَني

وأخذتَ قلبي يا رسول فليتَني

قد كنتُ دونكَ للفؤاد رسولا

قد كنتُ دونكَ للفؤاد رسولا

And you took my heart, O messenger—if only I

You took my heart, O Messenger, if only

Had been, in your stead, a messenger for the heart.

I had been a messenger to the heart instead of you