يا رَبِّ أَخرِجني إِلى دارِ الرِضى

عَجَلاً فَهَذا عالَمٌ مَنكوسُ

Oh Lord, take me to the abode of contentment

Quickly, for this is an inverted world

ظَلّوا كَدائِرَةٍ تَحَوَّلَ بَعضُها

مِن بَعضِها فَجَميعُها مَعكوسُ

They are circling like a wheel, some of them

Transferring into others, so they are all inverted

لا كيسَ بَينَهُم وَأَفضَلُ مَن تَرى

في دينِهِ مِثلُ العَقيرِ يَكوسُ

There is no wise one among them, and the best that you see

In his religion is like a dislocated joint

يَبغَونَ بِالخُسرِ الرَباحَ وَبِالأَذى

حُسنَ الثَوابِ فَكُلُّهُم مَوكوسُ

They want profits in loss, and in harm

Good reward, so they are all deformed

وَأَرى مُلوكاً لا تَحوطُ رَعيَّةً

فَعَلامَ تُؤخَذُ جِزيَةٌ وَمُكوسُ

And I see kings who can't protect their subjects

So why take tax and tribute payments