سئمتُ وأمسيتُ رهنَ الفِرا

سئمتُ وأمسيتُ رهنَ الفِرا

شِ من جُرمِ قومي ومن مغرمِ

شِ من جُرمِ قومي ومن مغرمِ

I grew weary and became a hostage to my bed,

I grew weary and became a hostage of remorse

because of my people's wrongdoing and financial burdens,

For the crime of my people and their passion

ومن سفهِ الرأي بعد النهى

ومن سفهِ الرأي بعد النهى

وعيبِ الرشادِ ولم يفهمِ

وعيبِ الرشادِ ولم يفهمِ

and because of foolish judgment after sound reason,

And the foolishness of opinion after warning

and disparaging right guidance without understanding.

And the flaw of guidance that they did not understand

فلو أني قومي أطاعوا الحليمَ

فلو أني قومي أطاعوا الحليمَ

لم يتعدوا ولم يظلمِ

لم يتعدوا ولم يظلمِ

Had my people obeyed the forbearing man,

If only my people had obeyed the Forbearing

they would not have transgressed or done wrong.

They would not have transgressed or wronged

ولكن قومي أطاعوا الغُوا

ولكن قومي أطاعوا الغُوا

ةَ حتى تعكسَ أهلُ الدمِ

ةَ حتى تعكسَ أهلُ الدمِ

But my people obeyed the misguided,

But my people obeyed the foolish

until the people of blood were confounded.

Until the wise were made outcasts

فأودى السفيهُ برأيِ الحل

فأودى السفيهُ برأيِ الحل

يمِ وانتشرَ الأمرُ لم يُبرمِ

يمِ وانتشرَ الأمرُ لم يُبرمِ

So the fool ruined the forbearing man's counsel,

So the foolish destroyed the wisdom of the Forbearing

and the affair fell into disorder and was not settled.

And the matter spread, unresolved