1. I see the people have wearied of gentleness and dew
And how many excused ones to unexcused ones!
١. أَرَى القَومَ قَد مَلُّوا السَّماحَةَ والنَّدَى
وَكَمْ بَينَ مَعْذُورٍ إلى غَيْرِ مَعْذُورِ
2. How many lamps were lost among their homes
So it spent the night without oil, and they without light.
٢. وَرُبَّ سِراجٍ ضَاعَ بَيْنَ بُيُوتِهِمْ
فَباتَ بِلا زَيْتٍ وَبَاتُوا بِلا نُورِ