أدعُوI pray علىagainst ظَالميmy wrongdoer فيغضَبُso he grows angry مِنْat
أدعُو على ظَالمي فيغضَبُ مِنْ
دُعَايَmy prayer قُلtell لِيme عَلامَwhy ذَاthis الغَضَبُthe anger
دُعَايَ قُل لِي عَلامَ ذَا الغَضَبُ
I pray against my wrongdoer, and he grows angry at
I pray against my oppressor, so he gets angry at
My prayer. Tell me: why this anger?
my prayer. Tell me, why is he angry?
هَجْرُكَyour desertion ليof me ظالماًunjustly وخَوفُكَand your fear مِنof
هَجْرُكَ لي ظالماً وخَوفُكَ مِن
دُعَايَmy prayer يَاO ظالِميmy wrongdoer هُوit is العَجَبُthe wonder
دُعَايَ يَا ظالِمي هُو العَجَبُ
Your unjust desertion of me, and your fear of
Your abandonment oppresses me, and your fear of
My prayer, O my wrongdoer—that is the wonder.
my prayer, O my oppressor, is strange indeed!
يَدعوprays لِسانيmy tongue والقلبُand the heart منfrom وَجَلٍdread
يَدعو لِساني والقلبُ من وَجَلٍ
عليكَagainst you أنthat يُستجابَbe answered ليfor me يَجِبُthrobs
عليكَ أن يُستجابَ لي يَجِبُ
My tongue prays, while my heart, in dread,
My tongue prays while my heart is anxious
Throbs lest my prayer against you be answered.
that you be answered. So answer me!
وبَعْدُand besides مَنwho لِيfor me لوif أَنّthat وِزْرَكَyour burden of sin فيin
وبَعْدُ مَن لِي لو أَنّ وِزْرَكَ في
صَحيفتيmy record فيat المَعَادِthe Resurrection يُكتَتَبُis inscribed
صَحيفتي في المَعَادِ يُكتَتَبُ
And besides, who would help me if your burden of sin were in
And who do I have if your burden is written
My record, inscribed at the Resurrection?
in my book on Judgement Day?
Sol 6.1