أَجارُكِ يا أُسدَ الفَراديسِ مُكرَمُ

أَجارُكِ يا أُسدَ الفَراديسِ مُكرَمُ

فَتَسكُنَ نَفسي أَم مُهانٌ فَمُسلَمُ

فَتَسكُنَ نَفسي أَم مُهانٌ فَمُسلَمُ

Is your neighbor, O lions of al-Faradis, honored,

Your protection, O lion of paradises, is honorable

Is your neighbor, O lions of Al-Faradis, held in honor,

so my soul may be at ease—or is he dishonored and handed over?

So my soul settles down - or is it humiliated and surrendered?

That my soul may find rest, or is he scorned and betrayed?

وَرائي وَقُدّامي عُداةٌ كَثيرَةٌ

وَرائي وَقُدّامي عُداةٌ كَثيرَةٌ

أُحاذِرُ مِن لِصٍّ وَمِنكِ وَمِنهُمُ

أُحاذِرُ مِن لِصٍّ وَمِنكِ وَمِنهُمُ

Behind me and before me are many enemies;

Behind me and in front of me there are many enemies

Behind me and before me, enemies gather in multitudes;

I am wary of a thief, and of you, and of them.

I beware of a thief, you, and them

I guard against the thief, and against you, and against them.

فَهَل لَكِ في حِلفي عَلى ما أُريدُهُ

فَهَل لَكِ في حِلفي عَلى ما أُريدُهُ

فَإِنّي بِأَسبابِ المَعيشَةِ أَعلَمُ

فَإِنّي بِأَسبابِ المَعيشَةِ أَعلَمُ

So will you ally with me on the terms I desire?

So do you consent to ally with me for what I want?

Will you then join a pact with me for what I desire?

For I know better the means of earning a living.

For I know the means of livelihood

For I am far more versed in the arts of survival.

إِذاً لَأَتاكِ الخَيرُ مِن كُلِّ وِجهَةٍ

إِذاً لَأَتاكِ الخَيرُ مِن كُلِّ وِجهَةٍ

وَأَثرَيتِ مِمّا تَغنَمينَ وَأَغنَمُ

وَأَثرَيتِ مِمّا تَغنَمينَ وَأَغنَمُ

Then good would surely come to you from every direction,

Then goodness will come to you from every direction

Then bounty would flow to you from every quarter,

and you would grow rich from what you and I take as spoils.

And you will prosper from what you and I gain

And you would grow rich from the spoils that we both gain.