زَحَفتُ إِلى خارِجِيِّ العَدَم

زَحَفتُ إِلى خارِجِيِّ العَدَم

وَتَحتَ لِوائي جُيوشُ النِعَم

وَتَحتَ لِوائي جُيوشُ النِعَم

I marched against the rebel of poverty,

I crawled to the edge of my nonexistence

and beneath my banner were armies of blessings.

And under my banner were armies of blessings

فَما زِلتُ أَقصِدُ آثارَهُ

فَما زِلتُ أَقصِدُ آثارَهُ

فَلَمّا وَقَعتُ عَلَيهِ اِنهَزَم

فَلَمّا وَقَعتُ عَلَيهِ اِنهَزَم

So I kept pursuing his tracks;

Still I sought out his traces

then, when I fell upon him, he was routed.

But when I came upon him, he fled

وَهَيهاتَ يَثبُتُ في بَلدَةٍ

وَهَيهاتَ يَثبُتُ في بَلدَةٍ

إِذا حَلَّ فيها أَميرُ الكَرَم

إِذا حَلَّ فيها أَميرُ الكَرَم

And he can never stand firm in a town

Alas, how could he stand his ground

when the prince of generosity settles there.

When the prince of generosity arrived in his land