أصبحْتُ عبداً في يدَيْ مالكٍ

أصبحْتُ عبداً في يدَيْ مالكٍ

أجْوَرُ ما كان على العبْدِ

أجْوَرُ ما كان على العبْدِ

I have become a slave in a master's hands,

I have become a slave in the hands of an owner

At his most unjust toward his slave.

My wages were for what was upon the slave

عندي له ما لم يكُنْ عندَه

عندي له ما لم يكُنْ عندَه

وعنده ما لم يكُنْ عندي

وعنده ما لم يكُنْ عندي

I have for him what he does not have,

With me is what was not with him

And he has what I do not have.

And with him what was not with me

عابَ عَذولي جُدَريّاً بدا

عابَ عَذولي جُدَريّاً بدا

منتظماً منه على الخدِّ

منتظماً منه على الخدِّ

My reproacher faulted the smallpox marks that appeared,

He blamed my lack of generosity rightfully

Arrayed upon his cheek.

Arranged on my cheek

فقلتُ ما أحسنَ قطْرَ النّدى

فقلتُ ما أحسنَ قطْرَ النّدى

منتثراً في ورقِ الورْدِ

منتثراً في ورقِ الورْدِ

So I said: How lovely are the drops of dew,

So I said how nice is the dew

Scattered among the rose petals!

Scattered on rose petals