ظَلَمتَ وَإِنَّ الظّلمَ في النّفسِ كامِنٌ

ظَلَمتَ وَإِنَّ الظّلمَ في النّفسِ كامِنٌ

فجاهُكَ يُبديه وعجزُك يُخفيهِ

فجاهُكَ يُبديه وعجزُك يُخفيهِ

You acted unjustly—though injustice lies latent in the soul;

You acted unjustly; indeed, injustice lies latent in the soul.

Your power reveals it, while your helplessness conceals it.

So your standing reveals it, and your powerlessness conceals it.

وَأَنتَ ضَعيفٌ كنتَ تَظهَر صالِحاً

وَأَنتَ ضَعيفٌ كنتَ تَظهَر صالِحاً

وَإِنّك ذو عَدلٍ لما كنتَ تُبديهِ

وَإِنّك ذو عَدلٍ لما كنتَ تُبديهِ

When you were weak, you used to appear righteous,

While you were weak, you used to appear righteous,

And seem a man of justice, because of what you displayed.

And indeed just, judging by what you used to display.