ثَوَى عندَ الوَدِيَّةِ جَوْفَ بَصْرَى

ثَوَى عندَ الوَدِيَّةِ جَوْفَ بَصْرَى

أبو الأيتامِ والكَلِّ العِجَافِ

أبو الأيتامِ والكَلِّ العِجَافِ

He lay at al-Wadiyya, in the heart of Bosra—

He settled in the valley near Basra

The father of orphans and gaunt, helpless dependents.

Guardian of orphans and the famished poor

فَمَنْ يَحْمِي المُضَافَ إذا دَعَاهُ

فَمَنْ يَحْمِي المُضَافَ إذا دَعَاهُ

وَيَحْمِلُ خُطَّةَ الأَنِسِ الضِّعَافِ

وَيَحْمِلُ خُطَّةَ الأَنِسِ الضِّعَافِ

Who, then, will protect the distressed man when he calls upon him,

So who will protect the guest when he calls

And shoulder the burden of the weak folk?

And shoulder the burden of the weak and poor