1. You resembled your mother, O Bilal, for she
Took you away, and a despicable mother takes away.
١. أشبَهتَ أُمَّكَ يا بِلالُ لأَنَّها
نَزَعَتكَ وَالأُمُّ اللَّئِيمَةُ تَنزَعُ
2. You resembled her, resembling the mother of Al-'Ubayyid,
Are you doing what Al-'Ubayyid did?
٢. أشبَهتَهَا شَبَهَ العُبَيِّد أُمَّهُ
أَفَمِثلُ ما صَنَعَ العُبَيِّدُ تَصنَعُ
3. She gave birth to you when she gave birth, not honoring you,
Chaste, nor content with the lawful things of your Lord.
٣. وَلَدَتكَ إذ ولَدَتكَ لاَمَتكرِّماً
عفّاً ولاَ بحلاَلِ رَبِّك تَقنَعُ
4. And you assumed leadership of Egypt though you were not worthy of it,
And leadership has what harms and benefits.
٤. وَوَلِيتَ مِصراً لَم تَكُن أهلاً لَهُ
وَمِنَ الوِلايَةِ مَا يَضُرُّ وينفعُ