"And may his heart find rest, and our lord Abd er-Rahmán protect him!"
Chorus: "Protect him!"
"Now, I call you to witness, I bargain with our lord Abd el Káder for a forfeit!"
Chorus: "For a forfeit!"
A copper is thrown into the ring, and as he picks it up and hands it to the musician, the performer exclaims—
"Take this, see, and at the last day may the giver of it see our lord Abd el Káder before him!"
Chorus: "Before him!"
"May he ever be blessed, whether present or absent!"
Chorus: "Present or absent!"
"Who wishes to have a good conscience and a clean heart? Oh, ye beloved of the Lord! See, take from that dear one" (who has thrown down a copper).