أعوذI seek refuge بكin You اللهمO God منfrom فقرpoverty ساعةan hour
أعوذ بك اللهم من فقر ساعة
كماjust as بكin You منfrom سوءthe evil of الأذىharm نتعوَّذُwe seek refuge
كما بك من سوء الأذى نتعوَّذُ
I seek refuge in You, O God, from even an hour of poverty;
I seek refuge in You, O God, from an hour of poverty,
just as in You we seek refuge from the evil of wealth.
just as we seek refuge in You from the evil of harm.
أرىI see كلevery شرevil كانwas فيin الفقرpoverty وحدهby itself
أرى كل شر كان في الفقر وحده
وذوand one with الفقرpoverty لاnot يدرىhe knows إلىto أينwhere ينفذhe goes
وذو الفقر لا يدرى إلى أين ينفذ
I see every evil lodged in poverty alone;
I see that every evil is found in poverty alone,
and the poor man does not know where he may end up.
and the poor man does not know where to go.