أَيُّهَذاO you الأَميرُthe prince قَدindeed مَسَّناhas touched us الضُرُّhardship
أَيُّهَذا الأَميرُ قَد مَسَّنا الضُرُّ
وَمُدَّتand was stretched out يَدُthe hand الخُطوبِcalamities إِلَيناtoward us
وَمُدَّت يَدُ الخُطوبِ إِلَينا
O prince, hardship has indeed touched us.
O Prince, adversity has struck us
And the hand of calamities has been stretched out toward us.
And the hand of trials reached out to us
وَلَدَيناand we have بِضاعَةٌmerchandise مُزجاةٌof little worth
وَلَدَينا بِضاعَةٌ مُزجاةٌ
قَلَّgrew few خُطّابُهاits suitors فَبارَتso it went unsold لَدَيناwith us
قَلَّ خُطّابُها فَبارَت لَدَينا
And we have merchandise of little worth.
We have little wares left
Its suitors have grown few, so it has gone unsold with us.
Few want them, so they remain with us
أَيُّO هَذاyou الأَميرُthe prince أوفِgive in full لَناto us الكَيthe measure (word begins here)
أَيُّ هَذا الأَميرُ أوفِ لَنا الكَي
لَ(completes the word 'measure') بِماwith whatever شِئتَyou wish أَوor تَصدَّقgive alms عَلَيناto us
لَ بِما شِئتَ أَو تَصدَّق عَلَينا
O prince, give us full measure
O Prince, fulfill for us the measure
With whatever you wish, or give us alms.
Whether as you wish or as charity upon us