وهَبْ خادماً لم يوفِ نُعماك شكرَها

وهَبْ خادماً لم يوفِ نُعماك شكرَها

فبُدِّل عرف عنده بنَكيرِ

فبُدِّل عرف عنده بنَكيرِ

And suppose a servant failed to give your bounty its due thanks,

You gave a servant who did not thank your blessings

so kindness toward him was replaced by disfavor.

So kindness to him turned to disdain

فما ذنبُ طفلٍ كان تسبيبَ كونِه

فما ذنبُ طفلٍ كان تسبيبَ كونِه

رجاؤك يا مرجُوّ كلِّ فقير

رجاؤك يا مرجُوّ كلِّ فقير

Then what fault has a child whose existence was brought about

What is the sin of an infant whose very being

by hope in you, O hope of every poor man?

Depended on your grace, O refuge of every beggar

أيحسُن أن جَرَّ العيالَ رجاؤكم

أيحسُن أن جَرَّ العيالَ رجاؤكم

وخاس نداكم وهْو خير خفير

وخاس نداكم وهْو خير خفير

Is it fitting that hope in you brought me dependents,

Is it proper that yearning for you should drag a family

and your bounty broke faith, though it is the best protector?

While your help failed though you are best helper

غياثكُمُ يا آلَ وهبِ فإنني

غياثكُمُ يا آلَ وهبِ فإنني

وإنْ لم أكن أعمى أضرُّ ضرير

وإنْ لم أكن أعمى أضرُّ ضرير

Come to my aid, O house of Wahb, for I,

Your aid, O kinsmen of Waheb, for though I

though not blind, am the most afflicted of sufferers.

Am not blind, I am most wretched and helpless