يا مغرب الإسلام كيف غفلت عن
غرب النصارى في بلاد المشرقِ
O Muslim West, how could you fail to heed
O West of Islam, how were you heedless of
the Christian West in the lands of the East?
the Christians’ West in the lands of the East?
أنت الأحق بها وإن لم تستطع
سبقاً إليها يا ابنَ ديني فالْحَقِ
You have the greater claim to those lands; and if you cannot
You have the greater right to them; and if you cannot
get there first, O son of my faith, then catch up.
reach them first, O son of my faith, then catch up.
اخترتَ منه هزله فأضرَّ بي
واختار مني النفع غير مفرّق
You chose its frivolity, and it brought me harm,
You chose from it its frivolity, and so it harmed me;
while it chose from me what profits, without distinction.
And it chose what was useful from me, making no distinctions.
وأخذت عني اللهو غير محاذر
أعقابه فاربأ بنفسك وارفق
And from me you took idle pleasure, unmindful
And you took amusement from me, without fearing
of its consequences—so hold yourself above it, and rise.
its consequences; so hold yourself above this, and be gentle.
Sol 6.1