رَب الدراهم أَحصاها وَعددها

رَب الدراهم أَحصاها وَعددها

في حصن أَكياس أَلفا عَلى أَلف

في حصن أَكياس أَلفا عَلى أَلف

The master of the dirhams tallied them and counted them one by one,

The owner of the dirhams counted them and tallied them,

In a fortress of purses—a thousand upon a thousand.

In a fortress of pouches, a thousand upon a thousand.

وَالحَمدُ لِلّهِ عدى لمسبحتي

وَالحَمدُ لِلّهِ عدى لمسبحتي

وَعن سواها تَراني قاصِر الطرف

وَعن سواها تَراني قاصِر الطرف

And praise be to God, my counting is for my rosary;

And 'praise be to God' is what I count on my prayer beads,

From all besides it, you see me keeping my gaze lowered.

And you see me averting my gaze from all else.