رُبَّ مَن سألَني ليَعلم حالي

قلتُ بي علّةٌ من الإخبار

Many have asked me to tell them of my state

I said, "There is in me an aversion to telling."

زمنِي راح عابساً قمطريراً

بجميع الأبرار لا الفُجَّار

My time has passed frowning, scowling,

Among all the righteous, not the wicked.

حالُنا في ذِلّة وسكون

مثل وصف الإله للكفّار

Our state is one of abasement and tranquility,

As God has described the unbelievers -

يوم لا ينطِقون فيه ولا يؤ

ذَن في هُوْلِه لَهمْ باعتذار

On a day when they will not speak, nor will it be granted them

To offer excuses, so terrible it will be.