ياO اِخوَتيmy brothers ياO مَعشَرَcompany of المَواليthe freedmen or clients
يا اِخوَتي يا مَعشَرَ المَوالي
أَناI اِبنُكُمyour son وَأَنتُمُand you أَخواليmy maternal uncles
أَنا اِبنُكُم وَأَنتُمُ أَخوالي
O my brothers, O company of freedmen!
I am your son, and you are my maternal uncles.
هذاthis زَبيليmy basket وَجِرابيand my sack خاليempty
هذا زَبيلي وَجِرابي خالي
وَالماءُand water غالٍcostly وَالدَقيقُand flour غاليcostly
وَالماءُ غالٍ وَالدَقيقُ غالي
Here is my basket, and my sack is empty.
And water is costly, and flour is costly.
وقدand indeed مَلَلناwe have grown weary of كَثرَةَthe great number of العِيالِthe dependents
وقد مَلَلنا كَثرَةَ العِيالِ
And we have grown weary of so many dependents.