ماnot كنتI was أحسِبنيthinking myself أَبقَىI would remain بلاwithout جَلَدٍfortitude
ما كنت أحسِبني أَبقَى بلا جَلَدٍ
حتىuntil سمعتُI heard خفيَّhidden السحرِthe magic فيin النَّغمthe melody
حتى سمعتُ خفيَّ السحرِ في النَّغم
I never thought I would be left without fortitude,
I was not thinking I would stay without skin
Until I heard the hidden magic in the melody
Until I heard the hidden magic in the melody
منfrom قينةٍa songstress مَاnot بَراfashioned الرحمانُthe All-Merciful مَنِطقَهاher voice
من قينةٍ مَا بَرا الرحمانُ مَنِطقَها
إلاّexcept لِيشفيto heal بِهthrough it المرضىَthe sick منof السَّقَمillness
إلاّ لِيشفي بِه المرضىَ من السَّقَم
From a songstress whose voice the All-Merciful fashioned
From a lute the Merciful did not create its voice
Only to cure the sick of illness through it.
Except to heal the sick from illness