ذريني وخُلقي يا أميم فإنني

ذريني وخُلقي يا أميم فإنني

رأيت الذي أقنو الذي أنا أبذل

رأيت الذي أقنو الذي أنا أبذل

Leave me to my nature, O Umaym, for I

Leave me to my nature, O Umaym, for I

have found that what I acquire is what I give away.

have found that what I possess is what I give away.

عجبتُ لمن ينتابه الموت غِيلةً

عجبتُ لمن ينتابه الموت غِيلةً

يروح به أو يغتدي كيف يبخل

يروح به أو يغتدي كيف يبخل

I marvel at one whom death visits by stealth,

I marvel at one whom death overtakes unawares,

carrying him off at evening or morning—how can he be miserly?

bearing him off at evening or morning—how can he be miserly?

وهب أنه من فجأة الموت آمن

وهب أنه من فجأة الموت آمن

مسرَّته بالعيش لا تتبدّل

مسرَّته بالعيش لا تتبدّل

Suppose that he is safe from death’s sudden stroke,

And suppose he is safe from sudden death,

and that his delight in life never changes—

and his delight in life does not change:

أليس يرى أن الذي خلق الورى

أليس يرى أن الذي خلق الورى

بأرزاقهم ما عُمروا يتكفَّل

بأرزاقهم ما عُمروا يتكفَّل

does he not see that He who created all beings

does he not see that the One who created humankind

undertakes their provision for as long as they live?

guarantees their sustenance for as long as they live?