نَفسي تَقيكَ وَوالِدايَ كِلاهُما

نَفسي تَقيكَ وَوالِدايَ كِلاهُما

وَجَميعُ مَن وَلَدا مِنَ الأَسواءِ

وَجَميعُ مَن وَلَدا مِنَ الأَسواءِ

May my soul shield you, and both my parents,

My soul implores you and both my parents,

And all whom they begot, from misfortunes.

And all those who were born under misfortune,

ثِقَلُ الخَراجِ عَلَيَّ دَينٌ مُؤلِمٌ

ثِقَلُ الخَراجِ عَلَيَّ دَينٌ مُؤلِمٌ

وَلَدَيكَ مِمّا أَشتَكيهِ دَوائي

وَلَدَيكَ مِمّا أَشتَكيهِ دَوائي

The burden of the land tax is a painful debt upon me;

The burden of taxes weighs heavy on me, it is a painful debt,

And with you lies the cure for what I suffer.

And you have the remedy for my complaints,

أَنتَ الطَبيبُ لِداءِ جُرحي وَالَّذي

أَنتَ الطَبيبُ لِداءِ جُرحي وَالَّذي

بِدَوائِهِ لا شَكَّ أَدفَعُ دائي

بِدَوائِهِ لا شَكَّ أَدفَعُ دائي

You are the physician for my wound's affliction, and the one

You are the doctor for the wounds of my affliction,

With whose remedy I drive away my illness, without a doubt.

With your medicine, no doubt, I will overcome my illness,

وَالوَعدُ فيهِ مِنكَ لي مُتَقَدِّمٌ

وَالوَعدُ فيهِ مِنكَ لي مُتَقَدِّمٌ

فَاِمنُن عَلَيَّ بِأَن تُخِفَّ أَدائي

فَاِمنُن عَلَيَّ بِأَن تُخِفَّ أَدائي

And you have already given me your promise concerning it;

Your promise to me is longstanding,

So grant me the favor of lightening my payment.

So do me a favor by lightening my burdens,

إِنَّ البَقِيَّةَ مِن خَراجي قَدرُها

إِنَّ البَقِيَّةَ مِن خَراجي قَدرُها

ما إِن يَكونُ لَدَيكَ قَدرَ غَداءِ

ما إِن يَكونُ لَدَيكَ قَدرَ غَداءِ

Indeed, the value of what remains of my land tax

Indeed what remains of my taxes, its measure,

Is not, to you, even the cost of a lunch.

If it were with you, would be but a day’s meal,

فَاِمنُن عَلَيَّ بِصَومِ يَومٍ واحِدٍ

فَاِمنُن عَلَيَّ بِصَومِ يَومٍ واحِدٍ

وَاِجعَل غَداءَكَ لي فَفيهِ غَنائي

وَاِجعَل غَداءَكَ لي فَفيهِ غَنائي

So favor me by fasting for a single day,

So do me a favor with the fast of a single day,

And give me your lunch, for in it lies all I need.

And make your meal for me, for in it is my contentment.