بنو الدُنيا عَلو طَمَعاً وَغَدرا

بنو الدُنيا عَلو طَمَعاً وَغَدرا

فَلَستَ تَرى بِهم أَحَداً عَفيفا

فَلَستَ تَرى بِهم أَحَداً عَفيفا

The sons of this world have risen high in greed and treachery;

The people of this world have high ambitions and are deceitful.

So you see no one among them who is virtuous.

You will not find anyone among them who is virtuous.

كَحيتان البِحار تَجور ظُلماً

كَحيتان البِحار تَجور ظُلماً

فَيَفتَرس القويُّ بِها الضَعيفا

فَيَفتَرس القويُّ بِها الضَعيفا

Like the whales of the seas, they oppress unjustly,

They are like ocean whales that prowl in darkness.

And there the strong devours the weak.

So the strong among them prey upon the weak.