مَولايَ تُرى هَل تُعطَفُ الأَعطافُ

مَولايَ تُرى هَل تُعطَفُ الأَعطافُ

أَو تُغمَدُ في جُفونِها الأَسيافُ

أَو تُغمَدُ في جُفونِها الأَسيافُ

My lord, I wonder: will the flanks bend,

My master, do you think the shoulders will bend

Or will the swords be sheathed in their scabbards?

Or the swords will return to their sheaths?

ما يُعوِزُكَ الرِّفدُ الذي تُسأَلُهُ

ما يُعوِزُكَ الرِّفدُ الذي تُسأَلُهُ

بَل يُعوِزُكَ الإسعادُ والإِسعافُ

بَل يُعوِزُكَ الإسعادُ والإِسعافُ

You do not lack the bounty asked of you;

What you lack is not the support you are asked for

Rather, you lack helpfulness and the granting of requests.

But happiness and helping others