1. أَيا وَزيراً لَم يَزَل آخِذاً

    عِندَ المُلِمّاتِ بِأَيدينا

    O vizier, who has never ceased to take

    us by the hand in times of calamity,

  2. وَسَيِّداً نَحكُمُ في مالِهِ

    وَجاهِهِ النامي بِما شينا

    and lord, whose wealth we command,

    and whose growing influence, as we please:

  3. أَراكَ مَشغولاً بِكَسبِ العُلا

    وَحارِساً دُنياكَ وَالدينا

    I see you busy attaining eminence,

    and guarding your worldly life and the faith.

  4. فَاجعَل مِنَ اللَيلِ لَنا ساعَةً

    يَحكُمُ فيها مالَهُ جينا

    So set aside an hour of the night for us,

    in which what we came for may hold sway.

  5. وَلا يَكُن يَحضُرنا ثالِثٌ

    فَرُبَّما الثالِثُ يُؤذينا

    And let no third person be present with us,

    for a third might harm us.