قَد عَمَّنا الغِشُّ وَأَزرى بِنا

في زَمَنٍ أَعوَزَ فيهِ الخُصوص

Deceit has spread among us and wronged us

In an age where loyalty was scarce

إِن نُصِحَ السُلطانُ في أَمرِهِ

رَأى ذَوي النُصحِ بِعَينِ الشُصوص

If the ruler was advised in his affairs

He saw the well-wishers as impudent

وَكُلُّ مَن فَوقَ الثَرى خائِنٌ

حَتّى عُدولُ المِصرِ مِثلُ اللُصوص

And all who walk the earth betray

Even the just of the land are like thieves