بنفسيَwith my soul as ransom منher who تشفيheals أناملهاher fingertips الجوىlove’s anguish
بنفسيَ من تشفي أناملها الجوى
فلوfor if قبَّلَkissed المضنىthe lovesick sufferer يديهاher two hands لماwould not اشتكىcomplain
فلو قبَّلَ المضنى يديها لما اشتكى
With my soul I would ransom her whose fingertips heal love’s anguish.
With her touch, she heals those her fingers grace
For if the lovesick sufferer kissed her hands, he would no longer complain.
If sorrow kissed her hand, it would not complain
ولوand if أنthat قلبيmy heart كانَwas فيin القبرِthe grave ساكناًlying still
ولو أن قلبي كانَ في القبرِ ساكناً
ومرتْand passed عليهِover it كفهاher palm لتحركاit would surely stir
ومرتْ عليهِ كفها لتحركا
And if my heart lay still in the grave,
And if my heart lay buried in the grave
and her palm passed over it, it would surely stir.
Her palm passed o'er it would stir and wake again