يَا مَنْ لَهُ فِيْ  القَلْبِ  مَوْطِئُ   مَالِكٍ

يَا مَنْ لَهُ فِيْ القَلْبِ مَوْطِئُ مَالِكٍ

مَاذَا  يُرَجَّىَ   مَالِكٌ   مِنْ   شَافِعِ ؟

مَاذَا يُرَجَّىَ مَالِكٌ مِنْ شَافِعِ ؟

O you who have a master's foothold in the heart,

O you who has a place in my heart

What can an intercessor hope for from a master?

What can a mediator hope for from a master?

جَرَّبْتُ  كُلَّ   شَرِيْعَةٍ   تُوْدِيْ   إِلَىَ

جَرَّبْتُ كُلَّ شَرِيْعَةٍ تُوْدِيْ إِلَىَ

عِتْقِيْ … فَمَا قُبِلَتْ لَدَيْكَ شَرَائِعِيْ

عِتْقِيْ ... فَمَا قُبِلَتْ لَدَيْكَ شَرَائِعِيْ

I have tried every law that leads to

I have tried every law that leads

my emancipation—yet you accepted none of my laws.

To my freedom...but my laws were not accepted by you

فَارْحَمْ رَعَاكَ الله مَنْ حَفِظَ الْهَوَىَ

فَارْحَمْ رَعَاكَ الله مَنْ حَفِظَ الْهَوَىَ

لاَ   تُفْسِدَنَّ   عَلىَّ   كُلَّ   ذَرَائِعْي!

لاَ تُفْسِدَنَّ عَلىَّ كُلَّ ذَرَائِعْي!

So have mercy—may God protect you—on one who has guarded love.

So have mercy on your subject, may God protect passion

Do not ruin every recourse I have!

Do not ruin all my ways for me!

لَمْ  يَبْقَ  لِيْ غَيْرُ الدُّمُوْعِ  وَمَا  الْوَفَا

لَمْ يَبْقَ لِيْ غَيْرُ الدُّمُوْعِ وَمَا الْوَفَا

أَنْ  أَبْكِ.  يَا مَنْ  تُفْتَدَىَ  بِمَدَامِعِيْ

أَنْ أَبْكِ. يَا مَنْ تُفْتَدَىَ بِمَدَامِعِيْ

Nothing remains to me but tears; yet loyalty does not mean

I have nothing left but tears and loyalty

that I should weep. O you who are ransomed with my tears,

To cry. O you who is ransomed by my tears

فَاطْلِقْ سَرَاحَ القَلْبِ  إِنْ  تَكُ  فَاعِلاً

فَاطْلِقْ سَرَاحَ القَلْبِ إِنْ تَكُ فَاعِلاً

أَوْ  فَاشْرِهِ  مِنَّيْ !.. وَلَسْتُ بِبَائِعِ !

أَوْ فَاشْرِهِ مِنَّيْ !.. وَلَسْتُ بِبَائِعِ !

So set the heart free, if you intend to act,

So release the heart's freedom if you will do so

Or else buy it from me—though I am no seller!

Or buy it from me!.. For I am not a seller!