ولمّا لئيمُ القوم قد صار سيّدا

ولمّا لئيمُ القوم قد صار سيّدا

وجاهلُ علم في المجالس عات

وجاهلُ علم في المجالس عات

And when the ignoble man among the people had become a chief,

When the vile among the people became a master

And one ignorant of learning was insolent in gatherings,

And the ignorant of knowledge sits prominently in gatherings

وصار الدّعي في كلّ أمر مُعّظما

وصار الدّعي في كلّ أمر مُعّظما

فيا موتُ زُرني قد كرهتُ حياتي

فيا موتُ زُرني قد كرهتُ حياتي

And the pretender had become esteemed in every matter,

And the undeserving became greatly esteemed in every matter

So, O Death, visit me—I have come to hate my life.

Oh death, visit me for I have come to hate my life