يا سيدي ذكر بحالي صاحباً

يا سيدي ذكر بحالي صاحباً

تدري كما يدرى طريق السؤدد

تدري كما يدرى طريق السؤدد

O my lord, remind a friend of my plight—

My lord, remember a friend

whom you know as one knows the path to eminence.

You know as well as the way of destiny

فما أظن حال عبدٍ مخلصٍ

فما أظن حال عبدٍ مخلصٍ

يضيع بين صاحبٍ وسيد

يضيع بين صاحبٍ وسيد

For I do not think a devoted servant's plight

So I don’t think the state of a loyal servant

would go unheeded between a friend and a lord.

Would be lost between a friend and master