1. Life is hard and the judge of the land is tested
He makes sacrifices and half of Egypt's adversaries complain of him
١. العَيشُ ثِقلٌ وَقاضي الأَرضِ مُمتَحِنٌ
يُضحي وَنِصفُ خُصومِ المِصرِ يَشكونَه
2. They deemed him good for a while but when he became their judge
And exercised truth they went back to deeming him not good
٢. زَكّوهُ دَهراً فَلَمّا صارَ قاضِيَهُم
وَاِستَعمَلَ الحَقَّ عادوا لا يُزَكّونَه
3. Some people fast from lawful provisions made for them
And feast on flesh they do not consecrate
٣. يَصومُ ناسٌ عَنِ الزادِ المُباحِ لَهُم
وَيَغتَذونَ بِلَحمٍ لا يُذَكّونَه