1. أحبابُ قلبيَ آذاني تجاهُلُهمْ

    وكُنتُ أحسبُهُم في ضِيقتي سنداَ

    The disregard of those dear to my heart has hurt me.

    And I had thought them a support in my distress.

  2. أظهَرْتُ من طيبتي حُباً يُظَلّلُهم

    وأضمروا الغدرَ والأحقادَ والحسدا

    Out of my kindness, I showed love that sheltered them in its shade.

    And they harbored treachery, grudges, and envy.

  3. لم يحفظوا تضحياتي في محبّتهم

    قد ضيّعوها وضاعتْ في الزحامِ سُدى

    They did not honor the sacrifices I made out of love for them.

    They squandered them, and they were lost in the crowd, in vain.

  4. يا فاقدين شعورَ الصّدقِ في زمنٍ

    ماتَ الوفاءُ على أيامهِ كمَداَ

    O you who lack a sense of sincerity in an age

    Whose days saw loyalty die of grief.

  5. ما عادَ في خاطري لَومٌ على أحدٍ

    ما قيمةُ اللومِ والإحساسُ قد فُقِدا؟!

    No blame for anyone remains in my thoughts.

    What is blame worth when feeling has been lost?!