وارَحمَتا لِلأَنامِ كُلِّهِمُ

وارَحمَتا لِلأَنامِ كُلِّهِمُ

فَإِنَّهُم مِن هَوى الحَياةِ أُتوا

فَإِنَّهُم مِن هَوى الحَياةِ أُتوا

Oh, pity for all humankind!

Have mercy and compassion for all people

For through their love of life they have been undone.

For they are driven by the desire for life

أُفٍّ لَهُم ما أَقَلَّ فِطنَتَهُم

أُفٍّ لَهُم ما أَقَلَّ فِطنَتَهُم

لَذّوا أَكيلاً وَإِنَّما سُئِتوا

لَذّوا أَكيلاً وَإِنَّما سُئِتوا

Fie upon them! How little discernment they have!

Woe to them, how little is their insight

They relished food, yet were only being choked.

They relished food, yet were only made wretched

غَنّوا مِن الجَهلِ في مَحافِلِهِم

غَنّوا مِن الجَهلِ في مَحافِلِهِم

وَلَو دَرَوا ما تَحَمَّلوا نَأَتوا

وَلَو دَرَوا ما تَحَمَّلوا نَأَتوا

They sang out of ignorance in their gatherings.

They sang in ignorance at their gatherings

And had they known what they bore, they would have groaned.

If only they knew what they endured, they would refrain