أتيتُكَI have come to you أشكوI lament رَيْبَthe misfortunes of دَهريَmy time فانتصرso win redress
أتيتُكَ أشكو رَيْبَ دَهريَ فانتصر
لِعَبدِكfor your servant مِنهُagainst it واسْمَعِand hear البَثَّthe anguish والشَّكوىand the complaint
لِعَبدِك مِنهُ واسْمَعِ البَثَّ والشَّكوى
I have come to you, lamenting the misfortunes time has brought me; win redress
For your servant against it, and hear his anguish and complaint.
ولاand do not ترضَaccept مَنهُfrom it ظُلْمَthe oppression of عبدِكَyour servant إنَّهُfor it
ولا ترضَ مَنهُ ظُلْمَ عبدِكَ إنَّهُ
إذاwhen ظلَمَit wrongs المَلوكَthe slave كرَّit turns علىagainst المَوْلىthe master
إذا ظلَمَ المَلوكَ كرَّ على المَوْلى
And do not accept its oppression of your servant, for
When it wrongs the slave, it turns against the master.