مَولايَmy lord ياO مَنthe one who رَبعُهُhis abode
مَولايَ يا مَن رَبعُهُ
لِلّائِذينَfor those seeking refuge بِهِwith him حَرَمa sanctuary
لِلّائِذينَ بِهِ حَرَم
My lord, O you whose abode
is a sanctuary for those seeking refuge with you,
قَدindeed كانَthere was مِنّيfrom me زَلَّةٌa fault
قَد كانَ مِنّي زَلَّةٌ
لاno عُذرَexcuse عَنهاfor it يُغتَرَمis paid as recompense
لا عُذرَ عَنها يُغتَرَم
I have indeed committed a fault
for which no excuse can make amends.
فَلَئِنso if نَقَمتَyou take vengeance فَماthen not ظَلَمdid wrong (verb continued)
فَلَئِن نَقَمتَ فَما ظَلَم
تَyou (preceding verb’s ending) وَإِنand if عَفَوتَyou pardon فَلاthen no جَرَمblame
تَ وَإِن عَفَوتَ فَلا جَرَم
So if you take vengeance, you have done no wrong;
and if you pardon, there is no blame.
هَبنيsuppose me أَسَأتُI did wrong كَماas زَعَمclaimed (verb continued)
هَبني أَسَأتُ كَما زَعَم
تَyou (preceding verb’s ending) فَأَينَthen where عَفوُكَyour pardon وَالكَرَمand generosity
تَ فَأَينَ عَفوُكَ وَالكَرَم
Suppose I did wrong, as you claimed—
then where are your pardon and generosity?
Sol 6.1