أُجِلُّكِ أن أَفْديكِ بالمال إنّني

أُجِلُّكِ أن أَفْديكِ بالمال إنّني

أَرى المالَ يُحْوى مِثْلُه حِينَ يَهْلِكُ

أَرى المالَ يُحْوى مِثْلُه حِينَ يَهْلِكُ

I esteem you too highly to ransom you with wealth, for I

I wish I could ransom you with money, but

see that wealth's like can be acquired when it is lost.

I see money passing away when it perishes

ولكنَّنِي أَفْدِيكِ بالنَّفْسِ إنها

ولكنَّنِي أَفْدِيكِ بالنَّفْسِ إنها

أَجَلُّ وأَغْلَى ما أَصونُ وأَمْلِكُ

أَجَلُّ وأَغْلَى ما أَصونُ وأَمْلِكُ

But I would ransom you with my life, for it

But I ransom you with my soul, for it is

is the noblest and most precious of all I guard and possess.

More precious and dearer than what I protect and own

فلا تَسْفِكِي ظُلْماً دمي وَتَجَنّياً

فلا تَسْفِكِي ظُلْماً دمي وَتَجَنّياً

فحبك فيه يا فديتك يسفك

فحبك فيه يا فديتك يسفك

So do not shed my blood unjustly and wantonly,

So do not unjustly shed my blood out of hatred

For the love of you within it is shed—O you for whom I would give my life.

For in it, my darling, is shed my love for you