بِالرّوحِwith my soul أَفديI ransom غادَةa graceful maiden
بِالرّوحِ أَفدي غادَة
تَزَيّنَتshe adorned herself بِالحَلقهْwith the ring
تَزَيّنَت بِالحَلقهْ
With my soul I would ransom a graceful maiden
With spirit I ransom Ghada
Who adorned herself with the ring.
Adorned with earrings
طَوراًat times تكونُit is شَنفهاher earring
طَوراً تكونُ شَنفها
تاراًat other times تَكونُit is منقطهdotted
تاراً تَكونُ منقطه
At times it is her earring;
At times with bangs
At others it is dotted.
At times dotted