رَضيتُ بِبَعضِ الذُلِّ خَوفَ جَميعِهِ

وَلَيسَ لِمِثلي بِالمُلوكِ يَدانِ

I accepted some humiliation out of fear of it all,

For the likes of me have no rule over kings.

وَكُنتُ امرَأً أَخشى العِقابَ وَأَتَّقي

مَغَبَّةَ ما تَجني يَدي وَلِساني

I was a man who feared punishment and was pious,

Lest my hands and tongue lead me astray.

وَلَو أَنَّني عاتَبتُ صاحِبَ قُدرَةٍ

لَعَرَّضتُ نَفسي صَولَةَ الحَدَثانِ

Had I blamed one with power,

I would have exposed myself to the onslaught of calamities.

فَهَل مِن شَفيعٍ مِنكَ يَضمَنُ تَوبَتي

فَإِنّي امرُؤٌ أوفي بِكُلِّ ضَمانِ

Is there an intercessor from You who can guarantee my repentance?

For I am a man who fulfills every guarantee.