1. People's souls are stinged by greed
And tied down by ill suspicions

2. Signs of that are apparent
In what I have already mentioned

3. The law of evil I have lifted
And the law of good laid low

4. Swords of sedition were unsheathed
As were terror and its shrouds

5. The roar of aggression was unleashed
As pens were broken in two

6. The blessings of livelihood diminished
And souls became confined

7. A father's intention towards his newborn
Became twisted and impure

8. The one marked by virtue now wallows
In injustice, beaten down

9. The hand of generosity has withdrawn
From brothers, clenched tight

10. Whoever neglected or fooled
People pursue to mix his brew

11. And the good man among the people
Became their ridiculed fool

12. No creature would deny
A sinner his transgression

13. Loyalty has dwindled among people
So manners have been cast down

14. Religion has been steeped
In vain passions and illusions

15. Books of truth have been rejected
While books of jest prized

16. What value have the learned
If their hearts have dried out?

17. The letters of the noble
Are now dotted with disgrace

18. From sea to sea, to the coast
To the deepest ravine

19. What soul, though sustained
By the most favored provision?