1. Why do I see you have forsaken me
And kept safe everyone else entirely
١. ما لي أَراكَ أَضَعتَني
وَحَفِظتَ غَيري كُلَّ حِفظِ
2. Behaving recklessly, then when you attend
You act pious with prayers and sermons
٢. مُتَهَتِّكاً فَإِذا حَضَر
تُ تَظَلَّ في نُسكٍ وَوَعظِ
3. Harsh with me, yet never have you been
Harsh with another, not for a moment
٣. فَظّاً عَلَيَّ وَلَم تَكُن
يَوماً عَلى غَيري بِفَظِّ
4. This, by God’s truth, is due to
The misery of fate and my wretched luck
٤. هَذا وَحَقِّ اللَهِ مِن
نَكَدِ الزَمانِ وَسوءِ حَظّي