يا رَبُّ أَنتَ ثِقَتي وَذُخري

يا رَبُّ أَنتَ ثِقَتي وَذُخري

لِصِبيَةٍ مِثلِ صِغارِ الذَرِّ

لِصِبيَةٍ مِثلِ صِغارِ الذَرِّ

O Lord, You are my trust and my treasure in reserve,

O Lord, You are my trust and my treasure

For little children, like the tiniest ants.

For little children like tiny ants.

جاءَهُمُ البَردُ وَهُم بشَر

جاءَهُمُ البَردُ وَهُم بشَر

بِغَيرِ لُحفٍ وَبِغَيرِ أُزُر

بِغَيرِ لُحفٍ وَبِغَيرِ أُزُر

The cold has overtaken them, though they are human,

The cold has come upon them while they are in distress,

Without blankets and without waist-wraps.

Without quilts and without waist-wraps.

كَأَنَّهُم خَنافِسٌ في جُحرِ

كَأَنَّهُم خَنافِسٌ في جُحرِ

تَراهُمُ بَعدَ صَلاةِ العَصرِ

تَراهُمُ بَعدَ صَلاةِ العَصرِ

As though they were beetles in a burrow—

As though they were beetles in a burrow,

You see them after the afternoon prayer,

You see them after the afternoon prayer,

وَكُلُّهُم مُلتَصِقٌ بِصَدري

وَكُلُّهُم مُلتَصِقٌ بِصَدري

فَاِسمَع دُعائي وَتَوَلَّ أَجري

فَاِسمَع دُعائي وَتَوَلَّ أَجري

Every one of them pressed against my chest.

And every one of them clings to my chest.

So hear my prayer, and see to my recompense.

So hear my prayer and see to my reward.