لا أُلفِيَنَّكَ ثاويا في غُربَةٍ

لا أُلفِيَنَّكَ ثاويا في غُربَةٍ

إنَّ الغريبَ بِكلِّ سَهمٍ يُرشَقُ

إنَّ الغريبَ بِكلِّ سَهمٍ يُرشَقُ

Let me never find you dwelling in a foreign land.

I will not find you settled in a foreign land

For the stranger is shot at with every arrow.

For the stranger is struck by every arrow

والناسُ في طَلَبِ المَعَاشِ وإنّما

والناسُ في طَلَبِ المَعَاشِ وإنّما

بالجدِّ يُرزَقُ منهم من يُرزَقُ

بالجدِّ يُرزَقُ منهم من يُرزَقُ

And people seek a livelihood, yet it is only

And people seek livelihood, yet

By fortune that those among them who receive sustenance are provided for.

Only those destined are provided

ولَو أنَّهم رُزِقوا على أقدارهم

ولَو أنَّهم رُزِقوا على أقدارهم

ألفيتَ أكثرَ ما ترى يَتَصدَّقُ

ألفيتَ أكثرَ ما ترى يَتَصدَّقُ

And if they were provided for according to their worth,

And if they were given according to their worth

You would find most of those you see begging for alms.

You would find most of them begging

ما الناسُ إلا عاملانِ فعاملٌ

ما الناسُ إلا عاملانِ فعاملٌ

قد مات من عَطَشٍ وآخرُ يَغرَقُ

قد مات من عَطَشٍ وآخرُ يَغرَقُ

People are but two kinds of workers: one

People are but two workers; one

Has died of thirst, and another is drowning.

Died of thirst, while the other drowns