تعلَّمَ التيهَ فما يعطفُ

تعلَّمَ التيهَ فما يعطفُ

واستحسن الظلمَ فما يُنصفُ

واستحسن الظلمَ فما يُنصفُ

He learned arrogance, so he shows no tenderness.

He has learned to wander aimlessly, so he never turns back,

And he found injustice pleasing, so he does not act justly.

And he has embraced injustice, so he never makes amends.

ما هكذا كان ولكنَّني

ما هكذا كان ولكنَّني

عرَّفتُه ما لم يكن يعرفُ

عرَّفتُه ما لم يكن يعرفُ

He was not like this, but I

He was not like this before, but I

taught him what he did not know.

Taught him what he did not know.

لا بدَّ من صَبرٍ فما يصنع ال

لا بدَّ من صَبرٍ فما يصنع ال

إنسانُ في مهمهةٍ يتلفُ

إنسانُ في مهمهةٍ يتلفُ

Patience is a must—for what can the

Patience is essential, for what can a man do

person do, perishing in a trackless desert?

When tasked with a duty that exhausts him?