لا تَنعمي بالاً ولا تَرقُدي

لا تَنعمي بالاً ولا تَرقُدي

خَوفاً ولا تَستَشعِري الأمنا

خَوفاً ولا تَستَشعِري الأمنا

Do not enjoy peace of mind, nor sleep,

Do not sleep soundly nor feel secure

for fear, nor feel secure;

In fear, nor sense that you are safe,

فإنَّ مقتُولَكِ ذُو مَعشَرٍ

فإنَّ مقتُولَكِ ذُو مَعشَرٍ

يُسارِعُونَ الضَّرب والطَّعنا

يُسارِعُونَ الضَّرب والطَّعنا

for the man you have slain has companions

For slain by you was one who had a clan

who hasten to strike and stab.

Swift to strike and stab in vengeance.

قالَت فألا عَرفُوا عِندَهُ

قالَت فألا عَرفُوا عِندَهُ

صَنِيعتي والفَضلَ والَمنَّا

صَنِيعتي والفَضلَ والَمنَّا

She said, 'Then why did they not acknowledge, in his case,

She said: Do they not know of my grace

my kindness, generosity, and favor?

And favor shown, and all my bounty?

قَتلتُ مَعشُوقاً فأطلَقتُه

قَتلتُ مَعشُوقاً فأطلَقتُه

وكانَت الدُّنيا لَه سِجنا

وكانَت الدُّنيا لَه سِجنا

I killed a beloved and so set him free,

I killed a lover and from prison freed him;

and the world had been a prison to him.'

To him this world had been a dungeon.