1. قد رُفِعَت ألويةُ الغَدرِ

    وسُدَّ بابُ الفَصلِ والشكرِ

    The banners of treachery have been raised,

    and the door to judgment and gratitude has been shut.

  2. وآيةُ الإحسانِ منسوخَةً

    قد أسقِطَت من صُحُفِ الدَهرِ

    And the verse of kindness is abrogated;

    it has been struck from the pages of time.

  3. لا تطلُبِ الخيرَ ولا ترجُهُ

    فإنّ هذي دولةُ الشّرِّ

    Do not seek goodness, nor hope for it,

    for this is the reign of evil.

  4. سمعتُ بالحرِّ ولم ألقَهُ

    يا طولَ أشواقي إلى الحُرِّ

    I have heard of the noble man, but have not met him.

    Ah, how long I have yearned for the noble man!