قُلْ لِلّذي حَرَّم بذلَ النَّدى

قُلْ لِلّذي حَرَّم بذلَ النَّدى

وحلَّلَ الحِرمانَ تَحليلا

وحلَّلَ الحِرمانَ تَحليلا

Tell him who deemed the giving of bounty forbidden

Say to the one who forbade the giving of generosity

and declared withholding wholly lawful:

And made deprivation permissible in the most extreme way

قدْ مسَّني الضُّرُّ وقَدْ حَلَّ بي

قدْ مسَّني الضُّرُّ وقَدْ حَلَّ بي

ما رَدَّ عَقْدَ الصَّبر مَحلولا

ما رَدَّ عَقْدَ الصَّبر مَحلولا

Affliction has touched me, and there has befallen me

Hardship has touched me, and it has untied

that which has left the knot of patience undone.

What knot of patience had remained tied

فالآن نَوِّلْني ما أبتغي

فالآن نَوِّلْني ما أبتغي

إنْ كنتَ تَنوي لي تَنويلا

إنْ كنتَ تَنوي لي تَنويلا

So now grant me what I seek,

So now grant me what I seek

if you intend to bestow a gift on me.

If you intend to grant me anything

إلى متى قولُكَ لا كلَّما

إلى متى قولُكَ لا كلَّما

أمَّلْتُ معروفَكَ تأميلا

أمَّلْتُ معروفَكَ تأميلا

How long will you say 'No' whenever

How long will your answer be “no,” whenever

I earnestly hope for your kindness?

I hope for your kindness postponed