غَسَلَ المَليكُ بِلادَهُ مِن أَهلِها

غَسَلَ المَليكُ بِلادَهُ مِن أَهلِها

بِالماءِ إِذ جاؤوا بِسوءِ شَنارِ

بِالماءِ إِذ جاؤوا بِسوءِ شَنارِ

The sovereign washed his lands clean of their people

The king washed his land clean of its people

with water, when they brought foul disgrace.

With water, when they came with evil knives

وَيُقالُ إِنَّ اللَهَ جَلَّ ثَناؤُهُ

وَيُقالُ إِنَّ اللَهَ جَلَّ ثَناؤُهُ

يَوماً يُطَهِّرُ أَرضَهُ بِالنارِ

يَوماً يُطَهِّرُ أَرضَهُ بِالنارِ

And it is said that God—exalted be His praise—

And it is said that Allah, glorified is His praise

will one day purify His earth with fire.

Will one day purify His earth with fire

كَم مُسلِمٍ عَبَدَ الهَوى فَوَجَدتُهُ

كَم مُسلِمٍ عَبَدَ الهَوى فَوَجَدتُهُ

فيما يُحِلُّ كَعاقِدِ الزُنّارِ

فيما يُحِلُّ كَعاقِدِ الزُنّارِ

Many a Muslim worshipped desire, and I found him

How many Muslims worshiped passion, and I found them

in what he declares lawful, like one who ties on a non-Muslim's girdle.

In what is forbidden, like knotters of necklaces

كَذَبوا أَنِ اِدَّعَوا الهُدى فَجَميعُهُم

كَذَبوا أَنِ اِدَّعَوا الهُدى فَجَميعُهُم

يَسعَونَ في تيهٍ بِغَيرِ مَنارِ

يَسعَونَ في تيهٍ بِغَيرِ مَنارِ

They lied in claiming guidance, for all of them

They lied when they claimed to be guided, yet all of them

wander in a wilderness without a beacon.

Wander lost, without a guide or minaret

فَاِهرُب بِدينِكَ مِن أولَئِكَ إِنَّهُم

فَاِهرُب بِدينِكَ مِن أولَئِكَ إِنَّهُم

حَرَبوكَ وَاِحتَرِبوا عَلى الدينارِ

حَرَبوكَ وَاِحتَرِبوا عَلى الدينارِ

So flee with your faith from those people, for they

So flee with your religion from those people, for they

have robbed you and fought one another over the dinar.

Fought you and fought over the golden dinar