1. أَرَى المُسْتَخْدَمِينَ مَشَوْا جميعاً

    عَلَى غَيْرِ الصِّراطِ المُسْتَقِيمِ

    I see the officials have all gone

    Along a course other than the straight path.

  2. مَعَاشِرُ لوْ وَلُوا جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ

    لَصَارَتْ منهمُ نَارَ الجَحِيمِ

    A people who, were they to govern the gardens of Eden,

    Would turn them into the fire of Hell.

  3. فمَا مِنْ بَلْدَةِ إلاَّ ومنهمُ

    عليها كلُّ شَيْطانٍ رَجِيمِ

    For there is no town but has, from among them,

    Every accursed devil ruling over it.

  4. فلوْ كانَ النُّجُومُ لها رُجُوماً

    إنْ خَلَتِ السَّماءُ مِنْ النُجُومِ

    So, if the stars were missiles against them,

    The sky would indeed be emptied of stars.