ومملك أبصرتهُ

ومملك أبصرتهُ

مستعملا خلقا شنيعا

مستعملا خلقا شنيعا

And I saw a wealthy man,

I saw a king,

practicing vile conduct,

Using vile manners,

متعظما بثيابه

متعظما بثيابه

للمجد مطرحا مضيعا

للمجد مطرحا مضيعا

putting on airs in his clothes,

Glorifying himself with his clothes,

casting glory aside and squandering it.

Neglecting glory, gone astray.

يمشي ويشمر باليدي

يمشي ويشمر باليدي

ن لشحّه عبدا مطيعا

ن لشحّه عبدا مطيعا

He walks and hitches up his clothes with both hands,

He walks arrogantly waving his hands,

an obedient slave to his miserliness.

His stinginess made him an obedient slave.

فأجبته بضمائري

فأجبته بضمائري

لو كان معتبرا سميعا

لو كان معتبرا سميعا

So I answered him with my inner thoughts,

I answered him in my conscience:

if he were one to take heed and listen:

If only he were reasonable and listening!

ربي وربّك واحدٌ

ربي وربّك واحدٌ

والأرض تحملنا جميعا

والأرض تحملنا جميعا

My Lord and your Lord are one,

My Lord and your Lord is one,

and the earth bears us all,

And the earth carries us all,

والموت ينصف بيننا

والموت ينصف بيننا

إمّا بطيئا أو سريعا

إمّا بطيئا أو سريعا

and death deals fairly between us,

And death makes us equal,

whether slowly or swiftly.

Whether it comes slow or fast.