1. He who seeks affection from the wicked
God created him from the lowly
١. مَنْ طَلَبَ الودَّ مِنْ سَلاوِي
أنْشأهُ اللهُ منْ مَساوِي
2. His mother is an abyss
And after that, his father became lost
٢. هاويَةٌ أمُّهُ وفِيها
أبوهُ منْ بعْدِ ذاكَ هاوِي
3. The narration of virtue has ceased
From them, when you are made a narrator
٣. رِوايَةُ الفَضْلِ في انْقِطاعٍ
عنْهُمْ إذا ما فُرِضْتَ راوِي
4. Fools, whatever brain you want
It is empty, devoid of mind
٤. حَمْقا فَما شِئْتَ منْ دِماغٍ
قدْ عدِمَ المُخَّ فهْوَ خاوِي
5. Sick with ignorance, no wise one
No doctor and no healer
٥. مرْضَى من الجهْلِ لا حَكيمٌ
ولا طَبيبٌ ولا مُداوِي
6. They have no equal in difficulties
No peer and no match
٦. ليْسَ لهُمْ في المَشاقِّ نِدٌّ
ولا نَظيرٌ ولا مُساوِي
7. May God disfigure their faces
May God nullify their claims
٧. قبّحَها اللهُ منْ وُجوهٍ
أدْحَضَها اللهُ منْ دَعاوِي
8. Oh, if only when I dwelled among them
I had dwelled in the land of lances and spears
٨. يا لَيْتَني إذْ سكَنْتُ فيهِمْ
في أرْض والاتَنٍ قِناوِي