أَمَرْتَ إلَهي بالمَكارِمِ كُلِّها

وَلَمْ تَرْضَها إلاّ وأَنْتَ لَها أَهْلُ

My God, you have commanded all good virtues

And would not accept them unless you were worthy of them

فَقُلْتَ اصْفَحُوا عَمَّنْ أَساءَ إلَيْكُمُ

وعُودُوا بِحِلْمٍ إنْ بَدا مِنْكُمُ جَهْلُ

So you said: forgive those who wronged you

And return with patience if ignorance appears from you

فَهَلْ لِجَهُولٍ خَافَ صَعْبَ ذُنُوبِهِ

لَدَيْكَ أَمانٌ مِنْكَ أو جَانِبٌ سَهْلُ

Does an ignorant one, who fears the difficulty of his sins before you,

Have safety from you, or an easy escape?