1. يا أَيُّها الباذِلُ مَجهودَهُ

    في خَدمَةٍ أُفٍّ لَها خِدمَه

    O you who expend your utmost effort

    In service—fie upon such service!

  2. إِلى مَتى في تَعَبٍ ضائِعٍ

    بِدونِ هَذا تَأكُلُ اللُقمَه

    How long will you remain in wasted toil?

    Without this, you can still eat your morsel.

  3. تَشقى وَمَن تَشقى لَهُ غافِلٌ

    كَأَنَّكَ الراقِصُ في الظُلمَه

    You toil, while the one you toil for is heedless,

    As though you were a dancer in the dark.