لَو قَد رَأَيتُ سَريري كُنتَ تَرحَمُني

لَو قَد رَأَيتُ سَريري كُنتَ تَرحَمُني

وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ مالي فيهِ تَلبيسُ

وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ مالي فيهِ تَلبيسُ

Had I seen my bed, you would have pitied me.

If you had seen my bed, you would have pitied me

Had you but seen my bed, you would have pitied me,

And God knows I am not misrepresenting it.

By Allah, He knows I have nothing in it but rags

And God knows well I possess no soft covering therein,

وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ ما لي فيهِ شايِكَة

وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ ما لي فيهِ شايِكَة

إِلّا الحَصيرَة وَالأَطمارِ وَالديسِ

إِلّا الحَصيرَة وَالأَطمارِ وَالديسِ

And God knows I have not a single thing in it

By Allah, He knows I have nothing on it but a mat

And God knows well I hold no hidden snare within,

Except the mat, the rags, and the diss grass.

Some sacks, and a pillow stuffed with palm leaves

Naught but the woven mat, the tatters, and the rough reeds.