عجبت لذي طيش ولؤم وخسة

عجبت لذي طيش ولؤم وخسة

وسيء خلق يجحد البر والندا

وسيء خلق يجحد البر والندا

I marveled at one so rash, so mean, so vile,

I'm amazed by one of fickle ways and blame,

And so foul in character, denying kindness and generosity.

Of ill manners who disavows all good and gift,

يرى الحب بغضا والوفاء نقيصة

يرى الحب بغضا والوفاء نقيصة

واصدق خلق الله من اقبح العدا

واصدق خلق الله من اقبح العدا

He sees love as hatred and faithfulness as a fault,

Who sees love as hate and faith as fault,

And the truest of God's creatures as among the vilest foes.

And the most sincere of God's creations as the ugliest enemy,

لاغراضه يرضى ويغضب جاهلا

لاغراضه يرضى ويغضب جاهلا

بحاليه مفتون الخيال مدى المدا

بحاليه مفتون الخيال مدى المدا

For his own ends he is pleased and grows angry, unaware

For his own purposes he's pleased and rages ignorant,

Of his two states, forever beguiled by fancy.

Infatuated by his imagination to the furthest extent,

فدعه وهذا مستحيل صلاحه

فدعه وهذا مستحيل صلاحه

وكل الايادي عند امثاله سدى

وكل الايادي عند امثاله سدى

So leave him; this man is impossible to reform.

So leave him be, his reform is impossible,

And all favors are wasted on those like him.

And all hands are in vain with the likes of him,

سترشده الايام رغما لانفه

سترشده الايام رغما لانفه

وتصلحه والله خصم من اعتدى

وتصلحه والله خصم من اعتدى

The days will guide him aright, in spite of himself,

The days will guide him, despite his will,

And reform him—and God is the adversary of whoever transgresses.

And reform him, and God is the opponent of he who transgresses.