فلانُ والينا على رغمِنا
لا باركَ الرحمنُ في عمرِهِ
So-and-so rules over us against our will
May the Merciful not bless his life
جَفْنتُهُ أضيقُ مِنْ جفنِهِ
وقَدْرُهُ أصغرُ مِنْ قدْرِهِ
I am more narrow-minded than him
And my status is lower than his
فلانُ والينا على رغمِنا
لا باركَ الرحمنُ في عمرِهِ
So-and-so rules over us against our will
May the Merciful not bless his life
جَفْنتُهُ أضيقُ مِنْ جفنِهِ
وقَدْرُهُ أصغرُ مِنْ قدْرِهِ
I am more narrow-minded than him
And my status is lower than his