الخّيرُ ما طَلَعَتْ شَمسٌ ومَا غَرَبَتْ

الخّيرُ ما طَلَعَتْ شَمسٌ ومَا غَرَبَتْ

مُطَلَّبٌ بِنواصِيً الخَيلِ، مَعصُوبُ

مُطَلَّبٌ بِنواصِيً الخَيلِ، مَعصُوبُ

Good fortune, as long as the sun rises and sets,

Goodness has shone as long as the sun rose and set

Is sought in horses’ forelocks, bound fast.

Sought by the forelocks of horses, bound

صُبّتْ عَلَيْهٍ ومَا تَنْصَبُّ من أَمَمٍ

صُبّتْ عَلَيْهٍ ومَا تَنْصَبُّ من أَمَمٍ

إنَّ البَلَاءَ على الأشْقَيْن مَصْبُوبُ

إنَّ البَلَاءَ على الأشْقَيْن مَصْبُوبُ

It was poured upon him, yet does not pour down from nearby;

Poured upon it, and it does not pour from anxieties

Indeed, affliction is poured upon the most wretched.

Indeed, affliction is poured upon the wretched