هدِيَّةُ العَبدِ على قَدْرِهِ

هدِيَّةُ العَبدِ على قَدْرِهِ

والقَصدُ أن يقبَلَها السَّيِّدُ

والقَصدُ أن يقبَلَها السَّيِّدُ

A servant's gift is according to his means,

A servant's gift is to his measure

And the aim is for the master to accept it.

And the aim is that the master accepts it

أما تَرى العَينَ على فَضلِها

أما تَرى العَينَ على فَضلِها

تَقبلُ ما يُهدي لَها المِرْوَدُ

تَقبلُ ما يُهدي لَها المِرْوَدُ

Do you not see the eye, for all its excellence,

Do you not see the eye in its excellence

Accept what the kohl-stick offers it?

Accepts what the affectionate presents to it