1. Blame's darkness assailed me, yet
I'll not be overcome by censurers;

2. Can a frail neighbor confine her soul
To her body, Ibn Bint's robust daughter?

3. She came to blame me unjustly,
Then turned her face from manifest truth;

4. I'll not take greed to my grave
That you may eat greed with the gluttons;

5. Who will inform my clan, though they be near,
And the preachers' hearing far removed?

6. Rouse yourselves, for long has been your slumber;
After it, I reckon, you'll not sleep again;

7. Urge on the steeds of earnestness with you,
Whispering among men or making excuses;

8. Wondrous is the adviser who was not obeyed,
Many resolute men went astray among the ignorant;

9. He saw an evil they did not see,
He was anxious while they rejoiced;

10. I see the enemies firmly entrenched,
Trenches you yourselves are digging;

11. Ask the halls of empire about a band
Who long ago were loyal to them;

12. They will tell you about a time that went on
Oppressing the people while they played;

13. Such are you now, and the like of what
May happen to two similar things;

14. You embraced dreams in a sofa
That will grow thorns for you after a while;

15. Would that my neighbor were a band
Who, if they trust not in God, fear Him.