1. You were angered at this creation,
With anger and denial of the Creator,

2. Yet no goat or donkey was angered -
Not figuratively, no, in truth!

3. I sent you a messenger with my servant,
But you did not obey the messenger or servant.

4. You put the blame on the envoy
When you were hasty and did not let him explain.

5. An imam leading the community, and reproving piety,
Conveying proof and protecting dignity,

6. You have afflicted the days with an incurable disease,
Over which clear thinking will have no sway.

7. You denied your excuse with a confession,
Increasing blame that stains the path.

8. After a confession, is there still dispute?
After being unbound, is there still bondage?

9. Whoever is ignorant of rights, obeys his soul
Sunk in the sea of ignorance, drowning.

10. The survival of the boat is unlikely
When the engineer sets up his catapult.