1. O nation lying lifeless in the dust
God has forgiven your innermost thoughts

2. If only you hadn't enslaved your bondwomen
Or approached your free women

3. If you've found respite from our torment
Then we still suffer from your wrongs

4. The suitors have proposed to your women
And bereavement has stilled your children's tears

5. Time has scattered its ashes over you
And you haven't returned to your homes

6. If my Lord had willed a powerful command
Death wouldn't have violated your sickbeds