نوابنا لما بنا

في سلم العليا رقوا

Our representatives, when they

Ascended to the highest ranks, became refined.

لله ماذا قد لقي

نا منهم وما لقوا

What hardships we received from them,

And what fortunes they obtained!

قد صمتوا عن حقنا

دهرا كأن لم يخلقوا

They were silent about our rights

For so long, as if they were never created.

ومذ درروا ان لهم

بعض الكلام مطلق

And when they realized they could

Speak some unrestrained words,

قد نطقوا لنحسنا

يا ليتهم لم ينطقوا

They spoke to do us good -

Would that they had not spoken!