رأيتُ النّاس قد حالُوا

رأيتُ النّاس قد حالُوا

وأضحى لُبُّهُمْ قِشْرا

وأضحى لُبُّهُمْ قِشْرا

I saw that people had changed,

I saw the people who have changed

And their kernel had become a husk.

And their hearts have become dry husks

فإمَّا زرتَهُمْ يَوماً

فإمَّا زرتَهُمْ يَوماً

فزُرْ عَشْراً تجِدْ بِسْر

فزُرْ عَشْراً تجِدْ بِسْر

So if you visit them one day,

So if you visit them one day

Then visit ten, and you will find unripe dates.

Visit ten, you’ll find a secret