قد سقط العارُ فلا عارُ

وليس للأحرار أنصار

Shame has fallen, so there is no shame,

And the free have no supporters.

واستُضعِفَ الحق وقلّ الحيا

وصار للجُهّالِ أنصارُ

Truth is weakened and life diminished,

And fools have become supporters.

واستوتِ الجنةُ فيما أرى

عند ذوي التخليط والنار

Paradise seems to me,

The same for the corrupt and the virtuous.

وكان قبل الدارِ جيرانها

فاليومَ لا دارٌ ولا جارُ

Those who were once its neighbors,

Today there is no home or neighbor.

وكان أهلُ الخير ساداتنا

سموا إلى التفضيل أبصار

The good people were our leaders,

Their sights set on noble goals.

فاليومَ أهلُ الخير قد أُهملوا

وسادَ شريرٌ وعيّار

Today the good are neglected,

And evil and deceit have prevailed.

وكلّ شيء فله دولة

وفيه إقبالٌ وإدبار

All things have their seasons,

Rising and falling in their turn.