مالَكَ يا خِدنَ السَماحِ وَالباس

مالَكَ يا خِدنَ السَماحِ وَالباس

وَأَنتَ مِن سَراةِ آلَ عَبّاس

وَأَنتَ مِن سَراةِ آلَ عَبّاس

What ails you, O companion of generosity and valor?

Why do you spurn me, O pillar of lenience and dignity

And you are among the nobles of the house of Abbas,

You who are from the family line of Al Abbas

رَأسُ العُلى وَأَنتَ قِمَّةُ الراس

رَأسُ العُلى وَأَنتَ قِمَّةُ الراس

أَسلَمتَني في حاجَتي إِلى الياس

أَسلَمتَني في حاجَتي إِلى الياس

The head of glory—and you are the summit of that head.

The supreme head, you are the pinnacle of eminence

You abandoned me, in my need, to despair.

You left me in despair when I was in need

رَدَدتَني رَدَّ الجُفاةِ الأَجباس

رَدَدتَني رَدَّ الجُفاةِ الأَجباس

مُستَوحِشاً مِن بَعدِ طولِ الإيناس

مُستَوحِشاً مِن بَعدِ طولِ الإيناس

You rebuffed me as the harsh and ignoble do,

You turned me away like the unfeeling and indifferent

Leaving me desolate after long companionship.

Desolate after prolonged agony

وَالناسُ يَقضونَ حَوائِجَ الناسِ

وَالناسُ يَقضونَ حَوائِجَ الناسِ

لا تَبنِ لي عُذراً ضَعيفَ الأَساس

لا تَبنِ لي عُذراً ضَعيفَ الأَساس

And people fulfill other people's needs.

While people fulfill each other’s needs

Do not build me an excuse with a weak foundation.

Do not make flimsy excuses for me

فَلَستَ ذا عُدمٍ بِها وَإِفلاس

فَلَستَ ذا عُدمٍ بِها وَإِفلاس

وَإِنَّما رَدُّكَ رَدُّ الهَرّاس

وَإِنَّما رَدُّكَ رَدُّ الهَرّاس

For you do not lack the means for it, nor are you bankrupt.

You are not lacking in this or bankrupt

And your rebuff is nothing but the porridge-maker's rebuff.

Rather, your rejection is the rejection of a savage