رُوحِي الفِدَاءُ لِمَنْ يُخَالِفُنِي

رُوحِي الفِدَاءُ لِمَنْ يُخَالِفُنِي

فِي كُلِّ أَمْرٍ نِيَّةً وَعَمَلْ

فِي كُلِّ أَمْرٍ نِيَّةً وَعَمَلْ

May my soul be a ransom for the one who opposes me,

My soul is the sacrifice for the one who opposes me

In every matter, in intention and deed.

In every intention and deed

قَدْ كُنْتُ أَجْفُوهُ لِأَعْرِفَهُ

قَدْ كُنْتُ أَجْفُوهُ لِأَعْرِفَهُ

بِخِلاَفِ مَا يَخْتَارُهُ فَنَصَلْ

بِخِلاَفِ مَا يَخْتَارُهُ فَنَصَلْ

I had been shunning him so that I might know him,

I used to shun him to get to know him

By opposing what he chooses; then he withdrew.

By the contrast of what he chooses, so we reconciled

وَلَوْ أَنَّنِي أُعْطَي بِرُؤْيَتِهِ الدُّ

وَلَوْ أَنَّنِي أُعْطَي بِرُؤْيَتِهِ الدُّ

نْيَا لَقَلَّتْ بِالحَبِيْبِ بَدَلْ

نْيَا لَقَلَّتْ بِالحَبِيْبِ بَدَلْ

And even were I given, in exchange for the sight of him, the

If I was given the world in return for seeing him

world, it would be a paltry substitute for the beloved.

It would be too small a price for the beloved