رَضيتُ بِبَعضِ الذُلِّ خَوفَ جَميعِهِ

رَضيتُ بِبَعضِ الذُلِّ خَوفَ جَميعِهِ

وَلَيسَ لِمِثلي بِالمُلوكِ يَدانِ

وَلَيسَ لِمِثلي بِالمُلوكِ يَدانِ

I accepted some humiliation for fear of its full measure.

I accepted some humiliation out of fear of it all,

And one like me has no power to contend with kings.

For the likes of me have no rule over kings.

وَكُنتُ امرَأً أَخشى العِقابَ وَأَتَّقي

وَكُنتُ امرَأً أَخشى العِقابَ وَأَتَّقي

مَغَبَّةَ ما تَجني يَدي وَلِساني

مَغَبَّةَ ما تَجني يَدي وَلِساني

And I was a man who feared punishment and guarded against

I was a man who feared punishment and was pious,

The ill consequences of what my hand and tongue commit.

Lest my hands and tongue lead me astray.

وَلَو أَنَّني عاتَبتُ صاحِبَ قُدرَةٍ

وَلَو أَنَّني عاتَبتُ صاحِبَ قُدرَةٍ

لَعَرَّضتُ نَفسي صَولَةَ الحَدَثانِ

لَعَرَّضتُ نَفسي صَولَةَ الحَدَثانِ

And had I reproached a man of power,

Had I blamed one with power,

I would have exposed myself to the onslaught of time's vicissitudes.

I would have exposed myself to the onslaught of calamities.

فَهَل مِن شَفيعٍ مِنكَ يَضمَنُ تَوبَتي

فَهَل مِن شَفيعٍ مِنكَ يَضمَنُ تَوبَتي

فَإِنّي امرُؤٌ أوفي بِكُلِّ ضَمانِ

فَإِنّي امرُؤٌ أوفي بِكُلِّ ضَمانِ

Is there, then, an intercessor from you to guarantee my repentance?

Is there an intercessor from You who can guarantee my repentance?

For I am a man who honors every pledge.

For I am a man who fulfills every guarantee.