سَكِرتَ بِإِمرَةِ السُلطانِ جِدّاً

سَكِرتَ بِإِمرَةِ السُلطانِ جِدّاً

فَلَم تَعرِف عَدُوُّكَ مِن صَديقِك

فَلَم تَعرِف عَدُوُّكَ مِن صَديقِك

You are utterly drunk on the authority of the sultan,

You became utterly drunk on the sultan's authority,

So that you cannot tell your enemy from your friend.

so you did not distinguish your enemy from your friend.

رُوَيدَكَ في طَريقٍ سِرتُ فيها

رُوَيدَكَ في طَريقٍ سِرتُ فيها

فَإِنَّ الحادِثاتِ عَلى طَريقِك

فَإِنَّ الحادِثاتِ عَلى طَريقِك

Tread softly on a road I have traveled,

Take your time on a road I have traveled,

For calamities lie along your path.

for misfortunes lie along your path.