أُصغي إِلى قائِدي لِيُخبرَني

إِذا التَقَينا عَمّن يحيّيني

I listen to my guide to tell me

I listen closely to my guide so he may inform me,

When we meet, who will greet me

When we meet others, of those who send me greetings.

أُريدُ أَن أَعدِل السَلام وَأَن

أفصِل بَينَ الشَريف وَالدون

I want to exchange peace and to

I desire to return the salutation with due measure,

Distinguish the noble from the low

And to distinguish between the noble and the base.

أَسمَع ما لا أَرى فَأكرَه أَن

أُخطىءَ وَالسَمعُ غَير مأمون

I hear what I cannot see, so I dislike

I hear what I do not see, and I dread to

To err, for hearing is unsure

Commit an error, for hearing is untrustworthy.

لِلَّه عَيني الَّتي فُجعت بِها

لَو أَنَّ دَهرا بِها يواتيني

To God my eyes with which I was pained

To God I mourn the eyes I have been bereft of,

If only an era would bring them back to me

If only time would favor me with them once more.

لَو كُنت خُيّرت ما أَخَذتُ بِها

تعميرَ نوح في مِلك قارون

If I were given a choice I would not take

Had I been given the choice, I would not have accepted in exchange for them

Noah's life in Qarun's kingdom

The longevity of Noah within the kingdom of Qarun.

حقّ أَخلائي أَن يعودوني

وأن يعزّوا عَنّي وَيَبكوني

It is my brothers' right to return to me

It is the duty of my close friends to visit me,

And to console me and weep for me

To offer solace for my plight and weep for my sake.