يا ظالِماً في كُلِّ أَفْعالِهِ

يا ظالِماً في كُلِّ أَفْعالِهِ

مَا شِئْتَ فَاصْنَعْ فَلَنا مَوْقِفُ

مَا شِئْتَ فَاصْنَعْ فَلَنا مَوْقِفُ

O you who are unjust in all your deeds,

O oppressor in all his deeds

Do whatever you wish; a reckoning awaits us.

Do as you wish, for we have our stance

رَضِيتُ بِالقَسْرِ بِظُلْمِ الهَوى

رَضِيتُ بِالقَسْرِ بِظُلْمِ الهَوى

مَنْ خَصْمُهُ القاضي مَتى يُنْصَفُ

مَنْ خَصْمُهُ القاضي مَتى يُنْصَفُ

I have accepted, under compulsion, love's injustice.

I am content with coercion and the injustice of passion

When can one whose adversary is the judge receive justice?

When will one have justice if the judge is his opponent?

يَحْلِفُ بِاللَهِ فَيا لَيْتَهُ

يَحْلِفُ بِاللَهِ فَيا لَيْتَهُ

إِذا أَرادَ الخُلْفَ لا يَحْلِفُ

إِذا أَرادَ الخُلْفَ لا يَحْلِفُ

He swears by God—oh, if only he

He swears by Allah, oh if only

would not swear when he intends to break his word.

When he intends to break his word, he would not swear

إِنِّي لأَسْتَحْيي إِذا مَرَّ بي

إِنِّي لأَسْتَحْيي إِذا مَرَّ بي

فَقِيلَ هذا المَوعِدُ المُخْلِفُ

فَقِيلَ هذا المَوعِدُ المُخْلِفُ

Truly, I feel ashamed when he passes by me,

I am ashamed when it is said as I pass by

and it is said, 'This is the promiser who breaks his word.'