1. يا اِخوَتي يا مَعشَرَ المَوالي

    أَنا اِبنُكُم وَأَنتُمُ أَخوالي

    O my brothers, O company of freedmen!

    I am your son, and you are my maternal uncles.

  2. هذا زَبيلي وَجِرابي خالي

    وَالماءُ غالٍ وَالدَقيقُ غالي

    Here is my basket, and my sack is empty.

    And water is costly, and flour is costly.

  3. وقد مَلَلنا كَثرَةَ العِيالِ

    And we have grown weary of so many dependents.