1. The work's money is not late
Doing today's work is my habit

2. Where is the account of Bayt Al-Bak?
Have you brought it for us to see in glances

3. Of the full record of income and expenses
I summarized it for my princess, and I came to

4. Present it at the doorsteps, summarized
This is income, that is expenditure, this other

5. These are the accounts of Abu Al-Barkat
After grants, amalgamations, daily

6. Disbursements, procurements, deliveries
This is your manor, that constructions, and

7. This is the kitchens, and then my ladies
I have no opinion, so Hanaa summarize

8. O days and hours farmstead
This is the summary, my princess, so listen

9. To me by piastres and carats
Al-Bak had from last year

10. Twenty thousand, sweet yield
Two thousand of it was that year's money, and the

11. Rest were taxes, nine thousand did not come
Did not come! How did you see collecting it?

12. By my life, this is the ultimate goal!
Hanna, you have seated me and stood me up

13. Thus all governors act
No - since among the habits there is no equality

14. In crying among them, being ranks
And in any way collecting it

15. And the tax collectors, they are the worst collectors
Is there in the peasant's blood the alchemy's secret?

16. Or does every insolent garden owe you?
Collecting it is easy with beatings and

17. Kicks and lashings and hangings
And beating on the back while he is obedient

18. And beating on the belly while he is compliant
And the order of selling just one adornment or what was left

19. Of the cows
Now the guidance has become clear to me

20. And I have known the source of this injustice
And I despair of your expected return, O Ali

21. And the return of your house victorious, standards fluttering