ما نَقَمتُم مِن ثِيابٍ خِلفَةٍ

ما نَقَمتُم مِن ثِيابٍ خِلفَةٍ

وَعَبيدٍ وَإِماءٍ وَذَهَب

وَعَبيدٍ وَإِماءٍ وَذَهَب

What fault did you find with changes of clothing,

and male slaves, female slaves, and gold?

قُلتُمُ بَدِّل فَقَد بَدَّلَكُم

قُلتُمُ بَدِّل فَقَد بَدَّلَكُم

سَنَةً حَرّى وَحَرباً كَاللَهَب

سَنَةً حَرّى وَحَرباً كَاللَهَب

You said, “Change!”—and you have indeed been given instead

a scorching year of drought and a war like flame.

فَفَريقٌ هالِكٌ مِن عَجَفٍ

فَفَريقٌ هالِكٌ مِن عَجَفٍ

وَفَريقٌ كانَ أَودى فَذَهَب

وَفَريقٌ كانَ أَودى فَذَهَب

So one group is perishing from emaciation,

and another had perished and passed away,

إِذ قَتَلتُم ماجِداً ذا مِرَّةٍ

إِذ قَتَلتُم ماجِداً ذا مِرَّةٍ

واضِحَ السُنَّةِ مَعروفَ النَسَب

واضِحَ السُنَّةِ مَعروفَ النَسَب

when you killed a noble man possessed of strength,

radiant of countenance, his lineage well known.