أَستَشعِرُ اليَأسَ مِنَ الناسِ

أَستَشعِرُ اليَأسَ مِنَ الناسِ

فَالروحُ وَالراحَةُ في اِلياسِ

فَالروحُ وَالراحَةُ في اِلياسِ

I have given up hope in people;

I sense despair from the people

for relief and rest lie in despair.

So the soul and comfort are in solitude

قَد صارَ لا جَدوى لِآمالِنا

قَد صارَ لا جَدوى لِآمالِنا

كَأَنَّها وُسواسُ خَنّاسِ

كَأَنَّها وُسواسُ خَنّاسِ

Our hopes have now become fruitless,

Our hopes have become fruitless

as though they were a skulking tempter's whispers.

As if they were the whispering of an evil spirit

قَد صارَتِ الدُنيا وَأَحرارُها

قَد صارَتِ الدُنيا وَأَحرارُها

لِغَيرِ أَحرارٍ وَأَكياسِ

لِغَيرِ أَحرارٍ وَأَكياسِ

The world and its noble men now belong

The world and its free people

to men neither noble nor discerning.

Have become for the unfree and the greedy

صارَت عَطايا الناسِ مَبذولَةً

صارَت عَطايا الناسِ مَبذولَةً

لِكُلِّ رِجسٍ وَاِبنِ أَرجاسِ

لِكُلِّ رِجسٍ وَاِبنِ أَرجاسِ

People's gifts are now lavished

The people's gifts being offered

on every vile man and son of vile men.

To every vileness and son of vileness

إِن تَطلُبَ الأُنسَ فَفارِقهُمُ

إِن تَطلُبَ الأُنسَ فَفارِقهُمُ

إِلى كِتابٍ وَإِلى ياسِ

إِلى كِتابٍ وَإِلى ياسِ

If you seek companionship, leave them

If you seek company, then leave them

for a book and for despair.

To a book and a cup of wine