1. We asked you for something if you would grant it to us
You made us know that your affection is true
١. سألناك شيئاً لو سمحت لنا به
علمنا بأن الود منك صحيح
2. You bestow on one who is not worthy of it
While you are miserly with it towards the downtrodden
٢. تجود على من ليس أهلاً له به
وأنت به للمتسحق شحيح
3. By what proof do you deny the deserving their right
And grant it to the mean and sanction it
٣. بأي دليل تمنع الحق أهله
وتمنحه ذا خسةٍ وتبيح