وَقَعنا في الخَطايا وَالبَلايا

وَفي زَمَنِ اِنتِقاضٍ وَاِشتِباهِ

We have fallen into sins and afflictions

And in a time of decline and confusion

تَفانى الخَيرُ وَالصُلَحاءُ ذَلّوا

وَعَزَّ بِذُلِّهِم أَهلُ السَفاهِ

Goodness and the virtuous have perished

While the ignorant have gained pride in their disgrace

وَباءَ الآمِرونَ بِكُلِّ عُرف

فَما عَن مُنكَرٍ في الناسِ ناهِ

The leaders have sanctioned all that is improper

So no one stops wrongdoing among the people

فَصارَ الحُرُّ لِلمَملوكِ عَبداً

فَما لِلحُرِّ مِن قَدرٍ وَجاهِ

Thus the free man has become a slave to the owned

And the free man has no esteem or stature

فَهَذا شُغلُهُ طَمَعٌ وَجَمعٌ

وَهَذا غافِلٌ سَكرانُ لاهِ

One is occupied by greed and hoarding

While the other is heedless, drunk with distraction