يا رَبِّ أَخرِجني إِلى دارِ الرِضى

يا رَبِّ أَخرِجني إِلى دارِ الرِضى

عَجَلاً فَهَذا عالَمٌ مَنكوسُ

عَجَلاً فَهَذا عالَمٌ مَنكوسُ

O my Lord, bring me out to the abode of contentment,

Oh Lord, take me to the abode of contentment

quickly, for this is a world turned upside down.

Quickly, for this is an inverted world

ظَلّوا كَدائِرَةٍ تَحَوَّلَ بَعضُها

ظَلّوا كَدائِرَةٍ تَحَوَّلَ بَعضُها

مِن بَعضِها فَجَميعُها مَعكوسُ

مِن بَعضِها فَجَميعُها مَعكوسُ

They have remained like a circle, part of which has shifted

They are circling like a wheel, some of them

from another part, so the whole of it is reversed.

Transferring into others, so they are all inverted

لا كيسَ بَينَهُم وَأَفضَلُ مَن تَرى

لا كيسَ بَينَهُم وَأَفضَلُ مَن تَرى

في دينِهِ مِثلُ العَقيرِ يَكوسُ

في دينِهِ مِثلُ العَقيرِ يَكوسُ

There is no discernment among them, and the best you see

There is no wise one among them, and the best that you see

in his faith hobbles like a hamstrung beast.

In his religion is like a dislocated joint

يَبغَونَ بِالخُسرِ الرَباحَ وَبِالأَذى

يَبغَونَ بِالخُسرِ الرَباحَ وَبِالأَذى

حُسنَ الثَوابِ فَكُلُّهُم مَوكوسُ

حُسنَ الثَوابِ فَكُلُّهُم مَوكوسُ

They seek profit through loss, and through harm

They want profits in loss, and in harm

a good reward; so all of them suffer loss.

Good reward, so they are all deformed

وَأَرى مُلوكاً لا تَحوطُ رَعيَّةً

وَأَرى مُلوكاً لا تَحوطُ رَعيَّةً

فَعَلامَ تُؤخَذُ جِزيَةٌ وَمُكوسُ

فَعَلامَ تُؤخَذُ جِزيَةٌ وَمُكوسُ

And I see kings who do not protect their subjects—

And I see kings who can't protect their subjects

so why are tribute and tolls collected?

So why take tax and tribute payments