1. My heart has turned from its misguidance to righteousness
So there is no doubt in it for India or Sa'adi

2. And the fire of passion has not hidden in it nor subsided
But my love has become, with prosperity, the best purpose

3. And asceticism is nothing but love of other than it
The most devout of people are the most passionate

4. I loved worldly life for vanity and comfort
And I denied it vanity so I loved it as toil

5. And as long as elevation and nobility exist in the world
I am not one who accepts and is content with the lowly

6. It is death for us to live peacefully and submissively
While all the people around us have become lions

7. And for us to be satisfied with the earth we roam upon
When they have conquered the lightning and thunder above us

8. And they spread their flags in every horizon
While we do not see above the sky for us any banner

9. I contemplated our glorious past which has passed
So it shook my soul that it collapsed and crumbled

10. And how those civilizations have all vanished
And the countries that cultivated them became for them graves

11. And we became dependents of the world, and for long
Its people learned from us generosity and aid

12. While we were the first silk was their attire
At a time when people's garb was leather

13. If yesterday does not return, then we have a tomorrow
With which we will illuminate the world and fill it with praise

14. And its horizons clothe us at night with glory
And its breezes spread us at dawn with dew

15. For the souls of the Arabs are like meteors
They hide and disappear but do not wear out or dissipate

16. And the beauty of pearls does not diminish
Even if they are not threaded or strung into a necklace

17. If they differ in opinion, they do not differ in passion
Or if they undertake endeavor, they do not split in purpose