1. Worship God and leave vain conceit,
For you have become, o wretched one, dead.
١. أَعَبدَ اللَهِ دَع لَوّاً وَلَيتا
فَقَد أَصبَحتَ يا مِسكينُ مَيتا
2. You used to be so stingy and miserly,
Until you were cast down from the sky as you yourself cast down.
٢. وَكُنتَ بِخِلَّتَينِ تُدِلُّ حَتّى
رُميتَ مِنَ السَماءِ كَما رَمَيتا
3. Show a little flexibility and some help,
So the face of Help can brighten and the dark clouds disperse.
٣. بِلينٍ مَرَّةً وَبِقَدرِ عَونٍ
فَسُوِّدَ وَجهُ عَونٍ وَاِطَّلَيتا
4. Today you are in deep disgrace -
How will you be tomorrow when the two armies meet?
٤. فَأَنتَ اليَومَ في خِزيٍ عَظيمٍ
فَكَيفَ غَداً تَكونُ إِذا اِلتَحَيتا