قامَ بلا عَقْلٍ وَلا دِينِ

قامَ بلا عَقْلٍ وَلا دِينِ

يَخْلِطُ تَصْفيقا بتَأْذِينِ

يَخْلِطُ تَصْفيقا بتَأْذِينِ

He rose with neither sense nor faith,

He arose without reason or religion

Mixing clapping with the call to prayer.

Mixing applause with adhan

فَنبَّهَ الأَحبابَ منْ نَوْمِهمْ

فَنبَّهَ الأَحبابَ منْ نَوْمِهمْ

لِيَخْرُجُوا مِن غيْر ما حِينِ

لِيَخْرُجُوا مِن غيْر ما حِينِ

So he roused the loved ones from their sleep,

Awakening friends from their sleep

So they would go out at an untimely hour,

So they come out without appointment

بِصَرْخةٍ تبْعَثُ مَوْتى الكَرى

بِصَرْخةٍ تبْعَثُ مَوْتى الكَرى

قدْ أَذْكَرَتْ نفْخَ سَرافِينِ

قدْ أَذْكَرَتْ نفْخَ سَرافِينِ

With a shriek that raises the dead of slumber;

With a scream that revives the dead

It has called to mind the blast of Sarafin.

It reminded of the blowing of seraphim

كأَنَّها في حَلْقِهِ غُصَّةٌ

كأَنَّها في حَلْقِهِ غُصَّةٌ

أَغَصَّهُ اللهُ بسِكيِّنِ

أَغَصَّهُ اللهُ بسِكيِّنِ

As though it were a choking lump in his throat—

As if there is a lump in his throat

May God choke him with a knife!

May God choke him with a knife