1. Convey to Iyad my message if you pass by him,
The words of a sincere counselor to Allah and the religion.
١. أَبلِغ دَعِيَّ إِيادٍ إِن مَرَرتَ بِهِ
قَولَ اِمرِئٍ ناصِح لِلَّهِ وَالدِّينِ
2. The land will not prosper as long as you inhabit its surface,
Nor will you see justice or join the virtuous.
٢. لَن تَصلُحَ الأَرضُ ما أُسكِنتَ ظاهَرَها
وَلا تَرى العَدلَ أَو تَلحَقَ بِأَفشَينِ
3. You persist in preparing failure through the deceit
Harbored secretly against this religion in your heart.
٣. ما زِلتَ تحضر لِلخذلانِ عن دَغَلٍ
في القَلبِ مِنكَ لِهذا الدِّينِ مَكنونِ
4. And you were to us, when I set out to it,
Like a nanny goat if you look for the edge of a knife.
٤. وَكُنتَ في ذاكَ لَنا لَمّا أَن قَصَدتُ لَهُ
كَالعَنزِ إِن بَحَثتَ عَن حَدِّ سِكّينِ
5. We are those who, when chastity is counted,
Chastity and shelter of every poor person are seen in us.
٥. نَحنُ الَّذينَ إِذا عُدَّ العَفافُ يُرى
فينا العَفافُ وَمَأوى كُلِّ مِسكينِ