ياO مَنyou who يَحيدُturns aside عَنِfrom التُقىpiety وَيَروغُand dodges
يا مَن يَحيدُ عَنِ التُقى وَيَروغُ
وَيُرَندَجُand blackens العِصيانَdisobedience حينَwhen يَصوغُfashions
وَيُرَندَجُ العِصيانَ حينَ يَصوغُ
O you who turn aside from piety and dodge,
and blacken disobedience as you fashion it,
حَتّىuntil مَتىwhen تَختالُyou swagger فيin الغَيِّwaywardness الَّذيwhich
حَتّى مَتى تَختالُ في الغَيِّ الَّذي
هُوَit بِالفَسادِwith corruption مُضَمَّخٌsmeared مَصبوغُdyed
هُوَ بِالفَسادِ مُضَمَّخٌ مَصبوغُ
how long will you swagger in the waywardness that
is smeared and dyed with corruption,
وَتَمُجُّand you spew مِنfrom ماءِwater المَجانَةِwantonness مِثلَthe like of ماwhat
وَتَمُجُّ مِن ماءِ المَجانَةِ مِثلَ ما
يَحلوtastes sweet لِذائِقِto one who tastes طَعمِهِits flavor وَيَسوغُand goes down easily
يَحلو لِذائِقِ طَعمِهِ وَيَسوغُ
and spew from the water of wantonness the like of what
tastes sweet to whoever samples it and goes down easily?
بادِرhasten بِدِرياقِwith the antidote of الصَلاحِrighteousness وَلاand do not تَكُنbe
بادِر بِدِرياقِ الصَلاحِ وَلا تَكُن
مِمَّنamong those who يَموتُdies وَدينُهُwhile his faith مَلدوغُstung
مِمَّن يَموتُ وَدينُهُ مَلدوغُ
Hasten with the antidote of righteousness, and do not be
among those who die with their faith stung.