إِلَهٌ قادِرٌ وَعَبيدُ سوءٍ

وَجَبرٌ في المَذاهِبِ وَاِعتِزالُ

A powerful God and servants gone astray

Disputes in doctrines and seclusion

وَبِالكِذبِ اِنسَرى وَضحٌ وَلَيلٌ

وَلَم تَزَلِ الخُطوبُ وَلا تَزالُ

With lies the dawn breaks and days and nights

Troubles never ceased and will not cease

وَلَولا حاجَةٌ في الذِئبِ تَدعو

لِصَيدِ الوَحشِ ما اِقتُنِصَ الغَزالُ

If the wolf had no need that drives

It to hunt prey, the gazelle untouched would graze

وَما لِذُؤالَةَ المِسكينِ صَبرٌ

فَيَصرُفَهُ عَنِ الحَملِ الهُزالُ

The poor man's begging has no patience

That turns him from the burden of disgrace

وَيَسعى في المَعاشِ الخَلقُ حَتّى

مِنَ الشِبثانِ نَسجٌ وَاِغتِزالُ

People struggle to survive until

From rags both weaving and unweaving done

وَلَو أَمِنَت شِمالُكَ وَهيَ أُختٌ

يَمينَكَ ظُنَّ خَونٌ وَاِختِزالُ

If your left hand, though sister to the right

Betrays, betrayal and deceit are assumed