أَخَفَّت حُلومُ الناسِ أَم كانَ مَن مَضى

أَخَفَّت حُلومُ الناسِ أَم كانَ مَن مَضى

مِنَ القَومِ جُهّالاً خِفافَ حُلومِ

مِنَ القَومِ جُهّالاً خِفافَ حُلومِ

Have people's minds grown frivolous, or were those who came before

Have people's reason diminished or were those gone foolish with little reason?

Among the people fools, light of mind?

So do not grieve for the lamb if her son approaches

فَلا تَأسَفَنَّ الشاَةُ إِن أُدنِيَ اِبنُها

فَلا تَأسَفَنَّ الشاَةُ إِن أُدنِيَ اِبنُها

لِشَفرَةِ عاتٍ لِلرِجالِ ظَلومِ

لِشَفرَةِ عاتٍ لِلرِجالِ ظَلومِ

So let the ewe not grieve if her son is brought near

The blade of a harsh man with evil intent

To the blade of a tyrant, grievously unjust to men.

If the innocent one approached them in the morning

فَلَو حَمَلُ الخَضراءِ أَصبَحَ بَينَهُم

فَلَو حَمَلُ الخَضراءِ أَصبَحَ بَينَهُم

لَآضَ ذَبيحاً أَو نَجا بِكُلومِ

لَآضَ ذَبيحاً أَو نَجا بِكُلومِ

For if the Ram of heaven came to be among them,

He would be a slaughtered sacrifice or saved with ransom

It would end up slaughtered, or escape with wounds.

When you can escape people like them only through death

أُناسٌ مَتى تَهرُب إِلى القَبرِ مِنهُمُ

أُناسٌ مَتى تَهرُب إِلى القَبرِ مِنهُمُ

فَأَنتَ بِعِلمِ اللَهِ غَيرُ مَلومِ

فَأَنتَ بِعِلمِ اللَهِ غَيرُ مَلومِ

People—whenever you flee from them to the grave,

Then by Allah's knowledge, you cannot be blamed

Then, as God knows, you are not to blame.