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O Lord! The people have wronged me,

يا رب إن القوم قد ظلموني

1. O Lord! The people have wronged me,
And imprisoned me without any fault.

١. يا رَبِّ إِنَّ القَومَ قَد ظَلَموني
وَبِلا اِقتِرافِ مُعَطِّلٍ حَبَسوني

2. And because of my humility they have falsely attributed lies to me.
My Lord! Only to you I complain of their lies.

٢. وَإِلى الجُحودِ بِما عَلَيهِ طَوِيَّتي
رَبّي إِلَيكَ بِكِذبِهِم نَسَبوني

3. I was but running in their field,
Branded with infamy which is my faith.

٣. ما كانَ إِلّا الجَريُ في مَيدانِهِم
في كُلِّ خِزيٍ وَالمَجانَةُ ديني

4. No excuse of mine will be accepted, nor will my witnesses make any difference,
Nor will they be pleased with my oaths.

٤. لا العُذرُ يُقبَلُ لي وَيَفرَقُ شاهِدي
مِنهُم وَلا يَرضَونَ حَلفَ يَميني

5. Had they known my first abode
Was in a house of disgrace and humiliation -

٥. ما كانَ لَو يَدرونَ أَوَّلَ مَخبَإٍ
في دارِ مَنقَصَةٍ وَمَنزِلِ هونِ

6. As for the trusted one, I do not expect him
To defend me, so who do I have today that I can trust?

٦. أَمّا الأَمينُ فَلَستُ أَرجو دَفعَهُ
عَنّي فَمَن لي اليَومَ بِالمَأمونِ