كُلوا وَاِشرَبوا أَيُّحا الأَغنِياءُ

كُلوا وَاِشرَبوا أَيُّحا الأَغنِياءُ

وَإِن مَلَأَ السِكَكَ الجائِعون

وَإِن مَلَأَ السِكَكَ الجائِعون

Eat and drink, O rich,

Eat and drink, O you who are wealthy,

even if the hungry fill the streets.

Even if the hungry crowd the streets.

وَلا تَلبِسوا الخِزَّ إِلّا جَديداً

وَلا تَلبِسوا الخِزَّ إِلّا جَديداً

وَإِن لَبِسَ الخِرَقَ البائِسون

وَإِن لَبِسَ الخِرَقَ البائِسون

And wear no silk brocade unless it is new,

And wear nothing but the newest silk,

even if the wretched wear rags.

Even if the wretched are clad in rags.

وَحوطوا قُصورَكُم بِالرِجالِ

وَحوطوا قُصورَكُم بِالرِجالِ

وَحوطوا رِجالَكُم بِالحوصون

وَحوطوا رِجالَكُم بِالحوصون

And surround your palaces with men,

Surround your palaces with men,

and surround your men with fortresses,

And surround your men with fortresses.

فَلا تُبصِرونَ ضَحايا الطَوى

فَلا تُبصِرونَ ضَحايا الطَوى

وَلا يُبصِرونَ الَّذي تَصنَعون

وَلا يُبصِرونَ الَّذي تَصنَعون

so you do not see hunger's victims,

So you do not see the victims of starvation,

nor do they see what you do.

And they do not see what you are doing.

وَإِن ساءَكُم أَنَّهُم في الوُجودِ

وَإِن ساءَكُم أَنَّهُم في الوُجودِ

وَأَزعَجَكُم أَنَّهُم يُعوِلون

وَأَزعَجَكُم أَنَّهُم يُعوِلون

And if it displeases you that they exist,

And if it displeases you that they exist,

and troubles you that they wail,

And disturbs you that they wail aloud,

مُروا فَتَصولُ الجُنودُ عَلَيهِم

مُروا فَتَصولُ الجُنودُ عَلَيهِم

تُعَلِّمهُم كَيفَ فَتكُ المَنون

تُعَلِّمهُم كَيفَ فَتكُ المَنون

give the order, and the troops will charge at them,

Give the command, and soldiers will assault them,

teaching them how Death slays.

Teaching them how death destroys.

فَهُم مُعتَدونَ وَهُم مُجرِمونَ

فَهُم مُعتَدونَ وَهُم مُجرِمونَ

وَهُم مُقلِقونَ وَهُم ثإِرون

وَهُم مُقلِقونَ وَهُم ثإِرون

For they are aggressors, and they are criminals,

For they are aggressors and they are criminals,

and they are troublemakers, and they are rebels.

They are agitators and they are rebels.

وَتِلكَ العِصِيُّ لِتِلكَ الرُؤوسِ

وَتِلكَ العِصِيُّ لِتِلكَ الرُؤوسِ

وَتِلكَ الحِرابُ لِتِلكَ البُطون

وَتِلكَ الحِرابُ لِتِلكَ البُطون

And those clubs are for those heads,

Those batons are meant for those heads,

and those spears are for those bellies.

And those bayonets are for those bellies.

وَتِلكَ السُجونُ لِمَن شُدتُموها

وَتِلكَ السُجونُ لِمَن شُدتُموها

إِذا لَم تَزُجّوهُمُ في السُجون

إِذا لَم تَزُجّوهُمُ في السُجون

And those prisons—for whom did you build them,

And those prisons—for whom did you build them,

if you do not thrust them into the prisons?

If not to cast them into the cells?

كِلوا لِلظُبى حَقَّ هاماتِهِم

كِلوا لِلظُبى حَقَّ هاماتِهِم

فَإِنَّ المُلوكَ كَذا يَفعَلون

فَإِنَّ المُلوكَ كَذا يَفعَلون

Measure out to the blades the due of their heads,

Yield the right of their skulls to the blades,

for that is what kings do.

For such is the way that kings behave.

إِذا الجُندُ لَم يَحرُسوكُم وَأَنتُم

إِذا الجُندُ لَم يَحرُسوكُم وَأَنتُم

سَراةُ البِلادِ فَمَن يَحرُسون

سَراةُ البِلادِ فَمَن يَحرُسون

If the troops do not guard you—and you are

If the army does not guard you, when you are

the land's nobles—then whom do they guard?

The masters of the land, whom then will they guard?

وَإِن هُمُ لَم يَقتُلوا الأَشقِياءَ

وَإِن هُمُ لَم يَقتُلوا الأَشقِياءَ

فَيا لَيتَ شِعرِيَ مَن يَقتُلون

فَيا لَيتَ شِعرِيَ مَن يَقتُلون

And if they do not kill the wretched,

And if they do not kill the miserable,

then, oh, I wish I knew whom they kill!

Then I wonder, whom will they kill?

وَلا يُحزِنَنَّكُم مَوتُهُم

وَلا يُحزِنَنَّكُم مَوتُهُم

فَإِنَّهُمُ لِلرَدى يولَدون

فَإِنَّهُمُ لِلرَدى يولَدون

And do not let their death grieve you,

And let not their death bring you sorrow,

for they are born for death.

For they were born for destruction.

وَقولوا كَذا قَد أَرادَ الإِلَهُ

وَقولوا كَذا قَد أَرادَ الإِلَهُ

وَإِن قَدَّرَ اللَهُ شَيئاً يَكون

وَإِن قَدَّرَ اللَهُ شَيئاً يَكون

And say, 'Thus has God willed it,

And say: "Thus has God willed,"

and if God decrees a thing, it comes to be.'

"And if God decrees a thing, it comes to be."

وَيا فُقَراءُ لِماذا التَشَكّي

وَيا فُقَراءُ لِماذا التَشَكّي

أَلا تَستَحونَ أَلا تَخجَلون

أَلا تَستَحونَ أَلا تَخجَلون

And O poor, why complain?

And O poor ones, why do you complain?

Have you no shame? Are you not embarrassed?

Have you no shame? Do you not blush?

دَعوا الأَغنِياءَ وَلَذّاتِهِم

دَعوا الأَغنِياءَ وَلَذّاتِهِم

فَهُم مِثلُ لَذّاتِهِم زائِلون

فَهُم مِثلُ لَذّاتِهِم زائِلون

Leave the rich and their pleasures alone,

Leave the rich and their pleasures alone,

for they, like their pleasures, pass away.

For they, like their pleasures, are fleeting.

سَيُمسونَ في سَقَرٍ خالِدينَ

سَيُمسونَ في سَقَرٍ خالِدينَ

وَتُمسونَ في جَنَّةٍ تُنعَمون

وَتُمسونَ في جَنَّةٍ تُنعَمون

They will dwell in Saqar forever,

They will end up in Hellfire eternally,

and you will dwell in a garden, enjoying bliss.

While you will end up in Paradise, living in bliss.

فَلا تَعطَشونَ وَلا تُسغَبون

فَلا تَعطَشونَ وَلا تُسغَبون

وَلا يَرتَوُنَ وَلا يَشبَعون

وَلا يَرتَوُنَ وَلا يَشبَعون

So you will neither thirst nor be starved,

You shall not thirst there, nor suffer hunger,

and they will neither quench their thirst nor eat their fill.

While they shall not quench their thirst nor be full.

لَكُم وَحدَكُم مَلكوتُ السَماءِ

لَكُم وَحدَكُم مَلكوتُ السَماءِ

فَما بالُكُم لَستُم تُقنَعون

فَما بالُكُم لَستُم تُقنَعون

Yours alone is the kingdom of heaven,

For you alone is the Kingdom of Heaven,

so why are you not content?

So why are you not content?

فَلا تَحزَنوا أَنَّكُم ساهِرونَ

فَلا تَحزَنوا أَنَّكُم ساهِرونَ

فَسَوفَ تَنامونَ مِلءَ الجُفون

فَسَوفَ تَنامونَ مِلءَ الجُفون

So do not grieve that you stay awake,

Do not grieve that you lie awake at night,

for you will sleep your eyelids' fill.

For soon you shall sleep a slumber that fills the eyes.

سَتَتَّكِؤونَ مَعَ الأَنبِياءِ

سَتَتَّكِؤونَ مَعَ الأَنبِياءِ

تُظَلِّلُكُم وارِفاتُ الغُصون

تُظَلِّلُكُم وارِفاتُ الغُصون

You will recline with the prophets,

You shall recline in the company of the Prophets,

luxuriant boughs will shade you,

Shaded by lush, spreading branches.

يُضَوِّعُ السَنا حُمولُكُم بِالشَذى

يُضَوِّعُ السَنا حُمولُكُم بِالشَذى

وَتَجري الطِلا أَنهُراً وَعُيون

وَتَجري الطِلا أَنهُراً وَعُيون

your laden camels will perfume the radiance with fragrance,

Radiance shall scent your litters with fragrance,

and wine will flow in rivers and springs.

And wine shall flow in rivers and springs.

وَتَسقيكُمُ الخَمرَ حُرٌ حِسانٌ

وَتَسقيكُمُ الخَمرَ حُرٌ حِسانٌ

كَما يَشتَهينَ كَما تَشتَهون

كَما يَشتَهينَ كَما تَشتَهون

And beautiful houris will give you wine to drink,

Beautiful maidens shall serve you the cup,

as they desire, as you desire.

Just as they desire, just as you desire.

كَذا وَعَدَ اللَهُ أَهلَ التُقى

كَذا وَعَدَ اللَهُ أَهلَ التُقى

وَأَنتُم هُمُ أَيُّها المُتعَبون

وَأَنتُم هُمُ أَيُّها المُتعَبون

Thus has God promised the pious,

Thus has God promised the people of piety,

and you are they, O weary ones.

And you are they, O weary ones.

أَلا تُؤمِنونَ بِقَولِ الكِتابِ

أَلا تُؤمِنونَ بِقَولِ الكِتابِ

فَوَيلٌ لَكُم إِنَّكُم كافِرون

فَوَيلٌ لَكُم إِنَّكُم كافِرون

Do you not believe the word of the Book?

Do you not believe in the word of the Book?

Then woe to you! You are unbelievers.

Then woe to you, for you are unbelievers.