أَقولُ التِماسَ العُذرِ لَمّا ظَلَمتِني

أَقولُ التِماسَ العُذرِ لَمّا ظَلَمتِني

وَحَمَّلتِني ذَنباً وَما كُنتُ مُذنِبا

وَحَمَّلتِني ذَنباً وَما كُنتُ مُذنِبا

I speak, seeking pardon, now that you have wronged me,

I say, seeking pardon, when you wronged me

and burdened me with a sin, though I was no sinner:

And burdened me with a fault, though I was not guilty:

هَبيني امرأً إِمّا بَريئاً ظَلَمتِهِ

هَبيني امرأً إِمّا بَريئاً ظَلَمتِهِ

وإِمّا مُسيئاً قَد أَنابَ وأَعتَبا

وإِمّا مُسيئاً قَد أَنابَ وأَعتَبا

Suppose me a man—either innocent, one you wronged,

Consider me a man—either innocent, whom you have wronged,

or else an offender who has repented and made amends.

Or else a wrongdoer who has repented and made amends.