ياO مَنyou who يَجورُacts unjustly عَلَيَّagainst me فيماin what يَحكُمpasses judgment
يا مَن يَجورُ عَلَيَّ فيما يَحكُم
عَونُhelper الصُدودِrejection عَلَيَّagainst me مِنكَfrom you مُرَيَّمُMurayyam
عَونُ الصُدودِ عَلَيَّ مِنكَ مُرَيَّمُ
O you who wrong me in what you decree,
O you who wrong me in what you judge
Murayyam is your ally in shunning me.
The help of the stubborn against me is plentiful from you
وَأَراهُand I see him يَطلُبُhe demands مُهجَتيmy lifeblood جُعلاًas a fee فَإِنso if
وَأَراهُ يَطلُبُ مُهجَتي جُعلاً فَإِن
أَدَّيتُهاI pay it فَكَأَنَّنيthen it is as though I بِكَwith you تَندَمُyou regret
أَدَّيتُها فَكَأَنَّني بِكَ تَندَمُ
And I see him demanding my lifeblood as a fee; so if
And I see him seeking my love as recompense, so if
I pay it, I can almost see you regretting it.
I give it, it is as if I will regret you
سَلask جَهبَذَassayer الحُبِّlove الَّذيwhom اِستَخدَمتَهُyou employed him
سَل جَهبَذَ الحُبِّ الَّذي اِستَخدَمتَهُ
هَلwhether ليto my credit وَفاءٌfidelity عِندَهُwith him مُتَقَدِّمُprior
هَل لي وَفاءٌ عِندَهُ مُتَقَدِّمُ
Ask the assayer of love whom you have employed
Ask the ardent love which you employed
whether any past fidelity stands to my credit with him.
Is there any loyalty to me ahead of it
فَإِذاso when أَخَذتَyou act بِماon what تُسَلَّمُyou are handed خَطَّهُhis written statement
فَإِذا أَخَذتَ بِما تُسَلَّمُ خَطَّهُ
وَقِّعsign a ruling بِإِنصافيfor justice to be done to me وَإِلّاor else أُظلَمُI am wronged
وَقِّع بِإِنصافي وَإِلّا أُظلَمُ
So when you act on his written statement handed to you,
So if you take what its path delivers
sign a ruling granting me justice; otherwise, I am wronged.
Sign with my fairness, or else I am wronged
Sol 6.1