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The recognition of oppression upon the oppressed,

معرة الظلم على من ظلم

1. The recognition of oppression upon the oppressed,
And the judgment of one who tyrannizes upon one who judges,

١. مَعَرَّة الظلْمِ عَلَى مَنْ ظلِمْ
وَحُكْمُ مَنْ جَارَ عَلَى مَنْ حَكَمْ

2. And indeed whatever you were wrongfully accused of
Is the innocence of truthfulness and the shame of morals.

٢. وَإِنَّ مَا أُوخِذْتَ زُوراً بِهِ
بَرَاءةُ الصِّدْقِ وَغُرُّ الشِّيَمْ

3. And there is no blemish upon the light when they
Write upon it faults with the ink of darkness.

٣. وَمَا عَلَى النورِ إِذَا سَطَّرُو
عَلَيْهِ عَيّباً بِمِدَادِ الظُّلَمْ

4. And noble youths, if they shine, will find
The humility of honorable judges.

٤. وَفِتْيَةٍ إِنْ تَتَنَوَّرْ تَجِدْ
وِي قُضَاةٍ خَدَمْ

5. They intended to detract in the land
A great character, but it rose high and prospered.

٥. هَمُّوا بِأَنْ يَنتَقِصُوا فِي الوَرَى
خُلُقاً عَظِيماً فَسَمَا وَاسْتَتمّْ

6. And they tried to defame a virtuous one
With what God refused for him and generosity.

٦. وَحَاوَلُوا أَنْ يَصِمُوا فَاضِلاً
بِمَا أَبَى الله لَهُ وَالكَرَمْ

7. So they blackened the faces of their rulings,
While the face of the virtuous accused one whitened.

٧. فَسَوَّدُوا أَوْجُهَ أَحْكَامِهِمْ
وَابْيَضَّ وَجْهُ الفَاضِلِ المُتهَمْ