1. A gang of thieves, a dangerous one
The jinn and humans are disturbed by it

2. Why does Arabism not move forward and crush it
Did despair befall it or did boredom befall it

3. Or did it fall asleep to a promise it fancied
Like bubbles that leave no trace

4. It is no use even if it sings what it promised
All its use is the harm it causes

5. Sanaa or Jeddah, their grandmas were plundered
Or Karkh Baghdad, like those who betrayed

6. The fortresses of glory in the past are dying
As if destiny made them its plaything

7. The leaders bowed in their graves
Of those who wasted the people’s rights or buried them

8. And the foreigner has mercy on his camels
When will they be equal to them in the worst they ordered

9. Between a brute by nature
And a criminal who no longer cares for truth or principles

10. Chaos in which the morals of the oppressed vanished
And like it the wealth starts to vanish

11. Poverty, ignorance and diseases in general
Became treasures for them after they were impoverished

12. After this, shall we compose poetry in joy
To praise their rulers, if only they were poets

13. Is there no hope in striking their necks
For reformers and in humiliating them a lesson

14. Is leaving them like moth-eaten rags
That spread, so many countries sing and expire

15. I gave advice but they considered advice foolishness
I almost cried but today I apologize

16. And I call upon the youth in nations
In which only they remain after the stockpile

17. Perhaps they will ignite roaring fire
On the day of judgement, it spares no one

18. Maybe with the precious blood of their nation
They will set an example, for those who revolted and sought revenge