1. I am a mosque for Allah, a house of worship,
Bare of carpets, in me there is no mat.

2. The muezzin has deserted me, and the congregation,
The prayers and glorifications have left me parched and barren.

3. The candles in the churches are burning bright,
While my courtyard is plunged in dark gloom.

4. Yesterday, the Quran reverberated within me,
Today, Satan roams unfettered through my being.

5. Who will convey the burning agony inside me,
That smolders and withers and is blown away?

6. O exemplar of Islam, how could you abandon me,
To the whims of the righteous and their neglect?

7. Attack, attack the unjust enemies with all your might,
For in doing so, you will be rewarded.

8. Shame me, when dishonor passes by me,
So it can be said "This is an abandoned mosque."

9. If I were in the hands of the Christians as a church,
Even the straw and the gypsum would weep for me.