لا خير في مجتمع عقله

لا خير في مجتمع عقله

بسيء العادات مغلول

بسيء العادات مغلول

There is no good in a society whose mind

No good in a society whose mind

Is shackled by bad habits;

Is bound by bad habits,

يخبط في موضعه نصفه

يخبط في موضعه نصفه

ونصفه الآخر مشلول

ونصفه الآخر مشلول

Half of it flails about in its place,

Half of it floundering in its place,

And its other half is paralyzed.

While the other half is paralyzed.