1. يا وزير المال اجمع المال واصرف

    في نواحي الإصلاح مما جمعتا

    O minister of finance, gather the money and spend

    It on areas of reform from what you have collected

  2. إن للشعب ما أخذت من الشع

    ب فأرجع مضاعفاً ما أخذتا

    For the people have what you took from the people

    So give back multiplied what you have taken

  3. أعَنِ الزارعين خففت دَيْناً

    فادحاً أم قضيته ودفعتا

    Help the farmers, ease a crushing debt

    Or repay it and dispense it

  4. وحسمت الداء العضال بما اختر

    ت من الأمر والتدابير شتى

    And resolve the tenacious affliction with what you chose

    Of the matter and diverse measures

  5. واسترد الأرض المسخر فيها

    مستقلاً بها غراساً ونبتا

    And regain the land enslaved in it

    Independently growing plants and vegetation in it

  6. اصنع الخير واطلب العون من أه

    ليه واترك سواه ممَّا سمعتا

    Do good and seek help from its people

    And leave anyone else from what you heard

  7. فحسيباً عليك ما برح القو

    م ونعم الحسيب للقوم أنتا

    So sufficient for you is that the people have not moved

    And most sufficient for the people are you