1. We are in an ignoble generation
Their eyes are all inflamed
١. نَحنُ في جيلٍ لِئامٍ
كُلُّهُم سُخنَةُ عَينِ
2. Rebuking them is the best honesty
Praising them is the ugliest flattery
٢. هَجوُهُم أَحسَنُ صِدقٍ
مَدحُهُم أَقبَحُ مَينِ
3. What is there for one who praises them
Except hidden regret
٣. ما لِمَن يَمدَحُهُم مِن
هُم سِوى خُفَّي حُنَينِ
4. Their mouths meet wishes
Among them are the sons of disgrace
٤. فَاِهجُهُم تَلقَ الأَماني
مِنهُمُ كَاِبنِ عُنَينِ