ياO سيديmy lord ياO جمالJamal (beauty) الدينthe faith قدhas عرضتarisen
يا سيدي يا جمال الدين قد عرضت
ضرورةa pressing need ولكand yours الموزونthe metered verse والصدقَهْand charity
ضرورة ولك الموزون والصدقَهْ
O my lord, O Jamal al-Din, there has arisen
O my master, O Jamal al-Din, I present
a pressing need; yours are the metered verse and the credit for charity.
A necessity, and you have rhyme and charity
إنif أحوجhas compelled الفقرpoverty حاليmy condition أنto يحاربهfight it
إن أحوج الفقر حالي أن يحاربه
فالعرضso the muster منِّيfrom me ومنand from إحسانكyour generosity النفَقَهْthe expense
فالعرض منِّي ومن إحسانك النفَقَهْ
If poverty has forced me, in my plight, to fight it,
The most pressing poverty assails me, needing to be fought
then mine is the muster, and your generosity supplies the expense.
So the presentation is from me, and spending from your kindness