ذُمِمتُ ولم تُحمَد وأدركتُ حاجتي

تولّى سواكما أجرها واصطناعَها

I was blamed though not praised, and got what I wanted.

Another took care of it and did it instead of you.

أبى لك فعل الخير رأي مقصر

ونفس أضاق اللهُ في الخير باعها

Your unwilling spirit refused to do good.

A soul made narrow by God sold itself.

إذا هي حثَّته على الخير مرّةً

عصاها وإن همت بسوءٍ أطاعها

When it urged you to do good once,

You disobeyed it, but if it intended evil, you obeyed.

سيكفيك ما ضيعت منها وإنما

يضيع الأمور سادروا من أضاعها

What you have wasted is enough. But

Only the incapable waste what they are given.

ولاية من ولاك سوء بلائها

وولى سواك أجرها واصطناعها

The guardianship of one who gave you over to your own evil

Was assumed by another, who did it and made it.