1. We complained to You of hardship during the year
That brought misfortune upon our wealth,
١. شَكَونا إِلَيكَ الجَهدَ في السَنَةِ الَّتي
أَقامَت عَلى أَموالِنا آفَةَ المَحلِ
2. Leaving no property for a man to allot to his family,
Nor pasturage in a tract of land or plain.
٢. فَلَم يَبقَ مِن مالٍ يَسومُ لِأَهلِهِ
وَلا مَرتَعٌ في حَزمِ أَرضٍ وَلا سَهلِ
3. To You I complain of people whom You have afflicted
With hardship and tribulation that You used to send.
٣. سِواءَكَ أَشكو القَومَ ما قَد أَصابَهُم
عَلى الجَهدِ وَالبَلوى الَّتي كُنتَ قَد تُبلي