1. Is not what you are doing in the sight of God?
In the evening, John bound in chains
١. أَلَيسَ بِعَينِ اللَهِ ما تَصنَعونَهُ
عَشِيَّةَ يَحيى موثَقٌ في السَلاسِلِ
2. Have you not seen a lioness - what has she been fated with?
Woe to her in her declining sultanate
٢. أَلَم تَرَ لَيثاً ما الَّذي حَتَّمَت بِهِ
لَها الوَيلُ في سُلطانِها المُتَزايِلِ
3. A lion has finally revealed to the people her condition
And she has become a laughing stock among the tribes
٣. لَقَد كَشَفَت لِلناسِ لَيثٌ عَنِ اِستِها
أَخيراً وَصارَت ضُحكَةً في القَبائِلِ
4. Dogs have rebelled, God has not sanctified their matter
So they have come up with prey that is not lawful to eat
٤. كِلابٌ عَوَت لا قَدَّسَ اللَهُ أَمرَها
فَجاءَت بِصَيدٍ لا يَحِلُّ لِآكِلِ