1. علماء دينك يا محمد قد لهو

    بالدين حتى ضاعت الأحكام

    The scholars of your religion, O Muhammad, have trifled

    With religion until its rulings were lost.

  2. تركوا التفكر في أمور فلاحهم

    فكأنهم بجمودهم أصنام

    They abandoned reflection on matters of their salvation,

    So, in their rigidity, they are like idols.

  3. لا ينطقون الحق في بلد به

    من دون ربك تعبد الحكام

    They do not speak the truth in a land where

    Rulers are worshipped instead of your Lord.

  4. طافوا بباب أولي الامارة مثلما

    طافت بباب كناسها الآرام

    They circled the door of those in power, just as

    The gazelles circled the entrance to their lair.

  5. تركوا المعالي قاعدين ودونهم

    نحو المعالي يركض الحاخام

    They abandoned the heights, sitting idle, while beneath them

    The rabbi runs toward the heights.

  6. البائعون فلاحهم بدارهم

    يا ويحهم خدعتهم الأوهام

    Those who sell their salvation for their home—

    Alas for them! Illusions have deceived them.