إذاif قنِعْتَyou are content بمَيسورٍwith what is available منَof القُوتِsustenance
إذا قنِعْتَ بمَيسورٍ منَ القُوتِ
بَقيتَyou remain فيamong النّاسِpeople حُرّاًfree غَيرَnot مَمْقوتِdespised
بَقيتَ في النّاسِ حُرّاً غَيرَ مَمْقوتِ
If you are content with the sustenance at hand,
If you're content with little sustenance
You remain free among people, not despised.
You'll stay a free man, not despised
ياقوتَO sustenance يَوميof my day إذاif مادَرَّyields milk خَلْفُكَyour teat ليfor me
ياقوتَ يَومي إذا مادَرَّ خَلْفُكَ لي
فلَسْتُthen I am not آسىgrieving علىover دُرٍّpearls وياقوتِand rubies
فلَسْتُ آسى على دُرٍّ وياقوتِ
O my daily sustenance, if your teat yields milk for me,
My daily ruby, if your like ignores me
Then I do not grieve over pearls and rubies.
I won't grieve over gems and rubies