ما بِعتُكُم مُرخِصاً ما عَنَّ مِن عُمُري

ما بِعتُكُم مُرخِصاً ما عَنَّ مِن عُمُري

إِلّا لِأَنِّيَ مُحتاجٌ إِلى الثَمَنِ

إِلّا لِأَنِّيَ مُحتاجٌ إِلى الثَمَنِ

I did not sell you cheaply what my life had to offer,

I did not sell you out of choice, nor willingly

Except because I needed the payment.

But only because I needed the price

لَو كُنتُ مُستَغنِياً عَنكُم وَلي جِدَةٌ

لَو كُنتُ مُستَغنِياً عَنكُم وَلي جِدَةٌ

تُعينُني ما مَلَكتُم طائِعاً رَسَني

تُعينُني ما مَلَكتُم طائِعاً رَسَني

Had I been independent of you, with wealth of my own

Had I been self-sufficient, independent of you

To sustain me, you would not have held my halter with my consent.

And had cash to spare, I'd not have sold you so readily