يا سيدي ألفَ مرة

وكنزَ مِثلي وَذُخْرَهْ

O master, a thousand times

You are my treasure and my wealth

وَمَنْ أطالَ إلهي

في أسبغ العيشِ عُمْرَه

And he who lives long by my God

Through the most abundant life

هل أنت ذاكرُ وعدي

أم قد تناسيتَ ذِكْرَه

Do you remember your promise to me

Or have you forgotten the mention of it

لا تُتْعِبَنْ بالتقاضي

فتىً تَسَلَّفْتَ شُكْرَه

Do not trouble with repayment

A youth whose gratitude you have borrowed

وكيف يظمأ مَنْ قد

ألفى بِكَفَّيكَ بَحرَه

And how can he thirst who has found

In your palms his sea