1. By my life! I have awakened those who were asleep
And warned, but warnings were of no avail.
١. لَعَمْرِي لَقَدْ أَيْقَظْتُ مَنْ كَانَ رَاقِدَاً
وَأَنْذَرْتُ لَكِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَنْفَعُ النُّذْرُ
2. I gave good counsel, but you called me a liar.
When what I feared came to pass,
٢. نَصَحْتُ فَكَذَّبْتُمْ فَلَمَّا أَتَّى الرَّدَى
عَمَدْتُمْ لِتَصْدِيقِي وَقَدْ قُضِيَ الأَمْرُ
3. You believed me, but it was too late.
Nothing remains for you now but regret,
٣. فَلَمْ يَبْقَ فِي أَيْدِيكُمُ غَيْرُ حَسْرَةٍ
وَلَمْ يَبْقَ عِنْدِي غَيْرُ مَا عَافَهُ الصَّدْرُ
4. Nothing remains for me but a heart resigned.
That which you dreaded has come upon you,
٤. فَجَاءَ الَّذِي كُنْتُمْ تَخَافُونَ شَرَّهُ
وَزَالَ الَّذِي لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ شِعْرُ