صَعِدَ الدينُ يَستَغيثُ إِلى اللَـ

صَعِدَ الدينُ يَستَغيثُ إِلى اللَـ

ـهِ وَقالَ الأَنامُ قَد ظَلَموني

ـهِ وَقالَ الأَنامُ قَد ظَلَموني

Religion ascended, crying for help to

Religion cried out, beseeching God, and people said, "We have been wronged!"

God, and said: Humankind has wronged me.

They attributed themselves to me, and by your truth, I do not recognize anyone among them, nor do they recognize me.

يَتَسَمَّونَ بي وَحَقِّكَ لا أَعـ

يَتَسَمَّونَ بي وَحَقِّكَ لا أَعـ

ـرِفُ شَخصاً مِنهُم وَلا يَعرِفوني

ـرِفُ شَخصاً مِنهُم وَلا يَعرِفوني

They name themselves after me; by Your right, I do not

They made the son of Misri my crown, and if he were but a sandal strap, they would not have done me justice.

know a single one of them, nor do they know me.

Then they said, “Bakri is my master,” just as they said it and described it, “My face is dark-complexioned.”

جَعَلوا اِبنَ المَصرِيِّ تاجي وَلَو كا

جَعَلوا اِبنَ المَصرِيِّ تاجي وَلَو كا

نَ شِراكاً لِلنَعلِ لَم يُنصِفوني

نَ شِراكاً لِلنَعلِ لَم يُنصِفوني

They made Ibn al-Misri my crown; even if he were

a sandal strap, they would not have done me justice.

ثُمَّ قالوا البَكرِيُّ صَدري كَما قا

ثُمَّ قالوا البَكرِيُّ صَدري كَما قا

لوا وَفالوا وَوَجهيَ الزَنكَلوني

لوا وَفالوا وَوَجهيَ الزَنكَلوني

Then they said, “Al-Bakri is my breast,” just as they

said—and erred—“And my face is al-Zankaluni.”