إِن جُدتَ وَإِن بَخِلتَ بالإِرفادِ

إِن جُدتَ وَإِن بَخِلتَ بالإِرفادِ

لا ضِنَّةَ في عرسك وَالأَولادِ

لا ضِنَّةَ في عرسك وَالأَولادِ

Whether you are generous or miserly with aid,

Whether you're generous or frugal with gifts

Your wife and children show no stinginess.

There's no stinginess at your wedding or with your children

في بَيتِكَ أَصبَحنَ بِلا فاصِلَةٍ

في بَيتِكَ أَصبَحنَ بِلا فاصِلَةٍ

أَسبابُك يُنفِقنَ عَلى الأَوتادِ

أَسبابُك يُنفِقنَ عَلى الأَوتادِ

In your house, without a separating interval, they have begun—

In your home without pause

Your cords—to spend on the pegs.

Your wealth is spent on musical instruments