خَنازيرُ ناموا عَنِ المَكرُماتِ

خَنازيرُ ناموا عَنِ المَكرُماتِ

فَأَنبَهَهُم قَدَرٌ لَم يَنَم

فَأَنبَهَهُم قَدَرٌ لَم يَنَم

Swine slept on, heedless of noble deeds;

Swine slept, heedless of noble deeds;

then a Fate that never slept awakened them.

so fate, which did not sleep, awakened them.

فَيا قُبحَهُم في الَّذي خُوِّلوا

فَيا قُبحَهُم في الَّذي خُوِّلوا

وَيا حُسنَهُم في زَوالِ النِعَم

وَيا حُسنَهُم في زَوالِ النِعَم

How vile they are among humankind when showered with gifts—

So how ugly they are in what they were granted,

and how fair they seem when blessings fall away!

and how beautiful they are in the loss of blessings!