تناسيتyou pretended to forget أمريmy affairs واطرحتand cast aside حقوقيmy rights
تناسيت أمري واطرحت حقوقي
وعاديتand opposed بريkindness toward me واصطفيتand chose عقوقيmistreatment of me
وعاديت بري واصطفيت عقوقي
You feigned forgetfulness of my affairs and cast aside my rights.
I forgot my affairs and relinquished my rights
And you spurned kindness toward me and chose to mistreat me.
And returned to innocence and chose disobedience
ماnot ذاكthat إلاexcept أننيthat I am سهمan arrow نصرةsupport
ما ذاك إلا أنني سهم نصرة
فنحوso toward العداthe enemies نصليmy arrowhead ونحوكand toward you فوقيmy nock
فنحو العدا نصلي ونحوك فوقي
That is only because I am an arrow of support:
That is only because I am an arrow of help
So my point faces the enemies, and my nock faces you.
So we pray towards the enemy and you are above me
أَتُغفلdo you neglect رييwatering me بعدماafter قدalready غرستَنيyou planted me
أَتُغفل ريي بعدما قد غرستَني
قديماًlong ago وساختand sank فيinto ثراكyour soil عروقيmy roots
قديماً وساخت في ثراك عروقي
Do you neglect to water me, after you planted me
Do you neglect seeing me after you had planted me
Long ago and my roots sank into your soil?
Long ago and my roots intertwined in your soil
ولاحتand appeared بروقlightning flashes منكfrom you أخلفbroke its promise رعدهاtheir thunder
ولاحت بروق منك أخلف رعدها
علىdespite أننيthe fact that I ماnot أخلفتكfailed you بروقيmy lightning flashes
على أنني ما أخلفتك بروقي
And lightning flashed from you, but its thunder broke its promise,
And lightning flashed from you unlike its thunder
Though my lightning has never failed you.
As if I did not fail you with my own lightning
Sol 6.1