لِلّهِ مِن أَمْلَحينِ مُذْ وَصَلا

لِلّهِ مِن أَمْلَحينِ مُذْ وَصَلا

وَصَلْتُ حَبلي بِحْبلِ أغْراضِي

وَصَلْتُ حَبلي بِحْبلِ أغْراضِي

By God, what a charming pair! Since they arrived,

Praise be to God for two dear friends, mine

I have joined my rope to the rope of my desires.

Since I tied my rope to the rope of my wants;

فَلَوْ نُمِى لِلجَزَّارِ أَمْرُهُما

فَلَوْ نُمِى لِلجَزَّارِ أَمْرُهُما

صِرْنا لِوالي البِلادِ والقاضِي

صِرْنا لِوالي البِلادِ والقاضِي

So if their affair were reported to al-Jazzār,

And if their butcher's role did thrive,

we would end up before the governor of the land and the judge.

We would need the ruler and the judge to survive.