رَعَاك اللهُ هَذَا وَقتُ ضَيقِ

رَعَاك اللهُ هَذَا وَقتُ ضَيقِ

وَقَد ذَهَلَ الصَّدِيقُ عَنِ الصَّدِيقِ

وَقَد ذَهَلَ الصَّدِيقُ عَنِ الصَّدِيقِ

May God protect you; this is a time of hardship.

God protect you, these are hard times

And friend has indeed grown heedless of friend.

When friend forgets about friend

وَأسوَاقُ المَتَاجِرِ كَاسِدَاتٌ

وَأسوَاقُ المَتَاجِرِ كَاسِدَاتٌ

فَلَيتَ كَذَاكَ أسوَاقَ الدَّقِيقِ

فَلَيتَ كَذَاكَ أسوَاقَ الدَّقِيقِ

And the markets of trade are stagnant;

Markets of trade are stagnant

so if only the flour markets were likewise!

If only the same for markets of wheat

وَإِنَّكَ أَكثَرُ المُثرِينَ يَوماً

وَإِنَّكَ أَكثَرُ المُثرِينَ يَوماً

إِذا أحرَزتَ شُكرَ بَنِي حَرِيقِ

إِذا أحرَزتَ شُكرَ بَنِي حَرِيقِ

And indeed, you will be the richest of the wealthy one day,

You will prosper most one day

when you win the gratitude of the sons of Hariq.

If you earn the gratitude of Burniq's clan