يا ناس ما أحلى العافية

يا ناس ما أحلى العافية

أحلى من الزلابية

أحلى من الزلابية

O people, how sweet good health is!

O people, how wonderful is wellness

Sweeter than zalabiya,

Sweeter than dates

ومن كنافة جت بلاش

ومن كنافة جت بلاش

على قطايف رابية

على قطايف رابية

And than kunafa that came for free,

And than kunafa that came for free

Atop a heap of qatayef.

On fluffy pancakes

في ذا الزمان يا لطيف

في ذا الزمان يا لطيف

مسلم لا يعمل ضعيف

مسلم لا يعمل ضعيف

In these times, O Gentle One,

In this time, O Gentle One

May no Muslim fall ill:

A Muslim who does not act weak

يصير في قلبه رجيف

يصير في قلبه رجيف

وعيشته غير راضيه

وعيشته غير راضيه

His heart begins to tremble,

Becomes in his heart shaken

And his life brings no contentment.

And his life unsatisfied

دا لا الضعيف يا مسلمين

دا لا الضعيف يا مسلمين

يصير عنه الياسمين

يصير عنه الياسمين

This sick man, O Muslims [opening wording unclear],

It's not that the weak, O Muslims

For him, jasmine becomes

Make the jasmine

أشهى من اللحم السمين

أشهى من اللحم السمين

ودهن ليّه صافية

ودهن ليّه صافية

More appetizing than fatty meat

More delicious than fat meat

And pure sheep-tail fat.

And oil that's unfiltered

كمنّه يبقى هكذا

كمنّه يبقى هكذا

أرميه بإيدي الواحدة

أرميه بإيدي الواحدة

Since he becomes like this,

It's as if he remains this way

I toss him with just one hand:

I throw him with one hand

ترى رُوليُه راقدة

ترى رُوليُه راقدة

وكل أعضاه واهية

وكل أعضاه واهية

You see his legs lying still [reading uncertain],

You see his limbs laid down

And all his limbs are feeble.

And all his parts weak

لكنما الرب الرحيم

لكنما الرب الرحيم

يجزيه بالأجر العميم

يجزيه بالأجر العميم

But the merciful Lord

But the Merciful Lord

Rewards him with abundant recompense,

Rewards him with complete reward

والحمد لله الكريم

والحمد لله الكريم

على حصول العافية

على حصول العافية

And praise be to God, the Generous,

And praise be to the Bountiful

For the attainment of good health.

For the occurrence of wellness