1. قلت لقومٍ كُوُوا بنارهمُ

    مثلي وصاروا طرائقاً قِدَدا

    I said to people seared by their fire,

    Like me, and split into separate factions:

  2. طِيرُوا معي تسْعَدُوا ولا تقعوا

    قوموا فإنّ الشقيَّ من قَعَدَا

    “Fly with me and you will be happy; do not fall.

    Rise, for wretched is the one who stays seated.”

  3. قالوا عَجِزْنا عَن أَنْ نُفارِقَهم

    قلت فلن تُفْلحُوا إذاً أَبَدا

    They said, “We are unable to leave them.”

    I said, “Then you will never prosper.”