أَصبَحتُ أَجوَعَ خَلقِ اللَهِ كُلِّهِمُ

أَصبَحتُ أَجوَعَ خَلقِ اللَهِ كُلِّهِمُ

وَأَفزَعَ الناسِ مِن خُبزٍ إِذا وُضِعا

وَأَفزَعَ الناسِ مِن خُبزٍ إِذا وُضِعا

I have become the hungriest of all God’s creatures,

I have become the hungriest of all God's creations

I have become the most famished of all God's creation,

and, of all people, the most afraid of bread when it is set out.

And people are terrified of bread when it is placed

And the most panic-stricken when a loaf of bread is served.

خُبزُ المُفَضَّلِ مَكتوبٌ عَلَيهِ أَلا

خُبزُ المُفَضَّلِ مَكتوبٌ عَلَيهِ أَلا

لا بارَكَ اللَهُ في ضَيفٍ إِذا شَبِعا

لا بارَكَ اللَهُ في ضَيفٍ إِذا شَبِعا

Al-Mufaddal’s bread bears the inscription: “Take heed—

The preferred bread has written on it "God forbid

For on the bread of Al-Mufaddal, a message is inscribed:

may God not bless a guest when he eats his fill!”

That a guest be satisfied after he eats"

'May God grant no blessing to the guest who eats his fill.'

إِنّي أُحَذِّرُكُم مِن خُبزِ صاحِبِنا

إِنّي أُحَذِّرُكُم مِن خُبزِ صاحِبِنا

فَقَد تَرَونَ بِحَلقي اليَومَ ما صَنَعا

فَقَد تَرَونَ بِحَلقي اليَومَ ما صَنَعا

Indeed, I warn you against our companion’s bread,

I warn you of the bread of our friend

I give you all a warning against our comrade's bread,

for today you can see in my throat what it has done.

For today you will see in my throat what it has done

For you can see within my throat the ruin it has wrought.