وَقَومٌ يَنظُرونَ إِلَيَّ شَزراً

وَقَومٌ يَنظُرونَ إِلَيَّ شَزراً

كَأَنَّ كُلومَهُم مِنّي دوامِ

كَأَنَّ كُلومَهُم مِنّي دوامِ

And some men look at me askance,

And some people look askance at me,

as though the wounds I dealt them were still bleeding.

As though their wounds from me were bleeding.

سَيُجدي حِلمُهُم أَو يَنكُروني

سَيُجدي حِلمُهُم أَو يَنكُروني

فَإِنَّ تَقَدُّمي قَبلَ اِنتِقامي

فَإِنَّ تَقَدُّمي قَبلَ اِنتِقامي

Their forbearance will serve them—or else they will disown me;

Their forbearance will serve them—or they will not recognize me;

for my advance precedes my vengeance.

For my warning precedes my vengeance.