1. O oppressor, folding your hands in prayer
Without ending your oppression, the belt is clasped
١. يا ظالِماً عَقَدَ اليَدَينِ مُصَلِيّاً
مِن دونِ ظُلمِكَ يُعقَدُ الزُنّارُ
2. Do you think you are gaining good deeds
While your secret affair is evil and wretched
٢. أَتَظُنُّ أَنَّكَ لِلمَحاسِنِ كاسِبٌ
وَخَبِيُّ أَمرِكَ شِرَّةٌ وَشَنارُ
3. And the soul of the young man has an ambition
He still swears it is a gold coin
٣. وَمَعَ الفَتى مِن نَفسِهِ نُمَيَّةٌ
ما زالَ يَحلِفُ أَنَّها دينارُ
4. A night without light, overwhelmed with worries
It has concealed the evidence, in it there is no lighthouse
٤. لَيلٌ بَلا نورٍ أَجَنَّ بِمَهمَةٍ
حَبَسَ الأَدِلَّةَ لَيسَ فيهِ مَنارُ
5. And this life is either chastity or temptation
Then death, either Paradise or Fire
٥. وَهِيَ الحَياةُ فَعِفَّةٌ أَو فِتنَةٌ
ثُمَّ المَماتُ فَجَنَّةٌ أَو نارُ