قالوا صديقك والرفيق معا

قالوا صديقك والرفيق معا

يتوليانك في الشدائد أجمعا

يتوليانك في الشدائد أجمعا

They said: “Your friend and companion together

They said a friend and companion together

both stand by you through every hardship.”

Will support you in hardships altogether

قلت الصديق مع الرفيق هو الذي

قلت الصديق مع الرفيق هو الذي

مهما دعوت به أجاب وأسرعا

مهما دعوت به أجاب وأسرعا

I said: “The friend and companion is the one

I said a friend and companion is one

who answers and hastens whenever I call for him:

Who whenever I call comes rushing headlong

قطع تكون معي تنفذ حاجتي

قطع تكون معي تنفذ حاجتي

وأرى لها عند الشدائد موقعا

وأرى لها عند الشدائد موقعا

coins I have with me that fulfill my need,

You will be with me fulfilling my needs

and I see their worth in times of hardship.

And I will find you present in my trials indeed

كم قد دعوت أخي فولى معرضا

كم قد دعوت أخي فولى معرضا

ودعوتها فوجدتها لي أنفعا

ودعوتها فوجدتها لي أنفعا

How often I called my brother, but he turned his back, ignoring me;

How often I called my brother but he turned away

yet I called on them and found them more useful to me.”

And called on her and found her to be of greater sway