وارَحمَتا لِلأَنامِ كُلِّهِمُ

فَإِنَّهُم مِن هَوى الحَياةِ أُتوا

Have mercy and compassion for all people

For they are driven by the desire for life

أُفٍّ لَهُم ما أَقَلَّ فِطنَتَهُم

لَذّوا أَكيلاً وَإِنَّما سُئِتوا

Woe to them, how little is their insight

They relished food, yet were only made wretched

غَنّوا مِن الجَهلِ في مَحافِلِهِم

وَلَو دَرَوا ما تَحَمَّلوا نَأَتوا

They sang in ignorance at their gatherings

If only they knew what they endured, they would refrain