أشبَهتَ أُمَّكَ يا بِلالُ لأَنَّها

نَزَعَتكَ وَالأُمُّ اللَّئِيمَةُ تَنزَعُ

You resembled your mother, O Bilal, for she

Took you away, and a despicable mother takes away.

أشبَهتَهَا شَبَهَ العُبَيِّد أُمَّهُ

أَفَمِثلُ ما صَنَعَ العُبَيِّدُ تَصنَعُ

You resembled her, resembling the mother of Al-'Ubayyid,

Are you doing what Al-'Ubayyid did?

وَلَدَتكَ إذ ولَدَتكَ لاَمَتكرِّماً

عفّاً ولاَ بحلاَلِ رَبِّك تَقنَعُ

She gave birth to you when she gave birth, not honoring you,

Chaste, nor content with the lawful things of your Lord.

وَوَلِيتَ مِصراً لَم تَكُن أهلاً لَهُ

وَمِنَ الوِلايَةِ مَا يَضُرُّ وينفعُ

And you assumed leadership of Egypt though you were not worthy of it,

And leadership has what harms and benefits.