1. يَا سَادَتِي عَبْدٌ عَلَى أَبْوَابِكُمْ

    مُتَطَفِّلٌ يَرْجُو الذِي يُنْجِيهِ

    O my masters, a slave is at your gates,

    An unbidden guest, hoping for what will save him.

  2. قَدْ قَارَعَتْهُ ذُنُوبُهُ وَعُيُوبُهُ

    فَالْكُلُّ نَارَ كَآبَةٍ يُصْلِيهِ

    His sins and faults have assailed him;

    So they all burn him in a fire of sorrow.

  3. إِنْ لاَ تَفُكُّوا أَسْرَهُ يَا أَسْرَهُ

    يُبْدِ الشَّمَاتَةَ كُلُّ مَنْ يَقْلِيهِ

    If you do not loosen his bonds—alas for his captivity!—

    Everyone who hates him will gloat.