وَظالِمٍ جائِرٍ بِالجَورِ يَظلِمُنا

وَظالِمٍ جائِرٍ بِالجَورِ يَظلِمُنا

مِن غَيرِ ذَنبٍ لَنا في البَدو والحضَرِ

مِن غَيرِ ذَنبٍ لَنا في البَدو والحضَرِ

And a tyrannical oppressor wrongs us unjustly,

By an unjust oppressor who wrongs us

Through no fault of ours, in desert and town.

Without any fault of ours, in the deserts and settled lands,

نَدعو عَلَيهِ وَعَينُ الخلقِ نائِمةٌ

نَدعو عَلَيهِ وَعَينُ الخلقِ نائِمةٌ

وَيُستَجابُ الدّعا لا شكّ في السحَرِ

وَيُستَجابُ الدّعا لا شكّ في السحَرِ

We pray against him while creation's eye sleeps,

We invoke curses upon him while the eyes of people sleep

And prayer is answered, without doubt, in the hours before dawn.

And invocations are surely answered before dawn.