أُسكُت وَخَلِّ مُضِلَّهُم وَشُؤونَهُ

لِيَسوقَهُم بِعَصاهُ أَو بِحُسامِهِ

Be silent, leave their misguided ways and affairs

So He may lead them with His staff or His sword

نُصِحوا فَما قَبِلوا وَباعوا كِثكِثاً

مِن شَرِّ مَعدِنِهِ بِقيمَةِ سامِهِ

They were advised but did not accept and sold a lot

Of the evil of their mine for the price of poison

فَكَأَنَّهُم غَنَمٌ تَرودُ أُسامَها

مَن لا يُبالي كَيفَ حالُ مَسامِهِ

So they are like sheep led by one who does not care

How it fares with their lead ropes

دُفِنَ السُرورُ فَما يَبينُ لِعاقِلٍ

رُزءٌ يَكونُ المَوتُ في أَقسامِهِ

Happiness is buried, no sign to a wise one

That death might be in its divisions

كَذَبَ اِمرُؤٌ نَسَبَ القَبيحَ إِلى

الَّذي خَلَقَ الأَنامَ وَخَطَّ في بِرسامِهِ

A man lied attributing vileness to

He who created mankind and outlined in His design