سَأُمسِكُ عَن جَوابِكَ لا لَعَيِّ

سَأُمسِكُ عَن جَوابِكَ لا لَعَيِّ

وَرَبُّ الأَمرِ مَمنوعُ الجَوابِ

وَرَبُّ الأَمرِ مَمنوعُ الجَوابِ

I shall refrain from answering you, not for lack of eloquence.

I will withhold my answer, not out of stubbornness,

And the master of the affair is barred from replying.

But the Lord of all forbids me to respond.

وَلَو أَنّي أَمِنتُ وَقُلتُ عَدلاً

وَلَو أَنّي أَمِنتُ وَقُلتُ عَدلاً

رَأَيتُ الخَطبَ أَهوَنَ مِن خِطابي

رَأَيتُ الخَطبَ أَهوَنَ مِن خِطابي

And if I were safe and spoke justly,

And if I felt safe and spoke with justice,

I would find the calamity less grievous than my speech.

I would see disaster easier than my speech.