لَستُ بِالمُستَضيمِ مَن هُوَ دوني

لَستُ بِالمُستَضيمِ مَن هُوَ دوني

اِعتِداءٌ وَلَستُ بِالمُستَضامِ

اِعتِداءٌ وَلَستُ بِالمُستَضامِ

I am not one to oppress those beneath me

I am not the oppressed by one who is beneath me

Out of aggression, nor am I one to be oppressed.

It is an aggression, and I am not the aggressor

أَبذُلُ الحَقَّ لِلخُصومِ إِذا ما

أَبذُلُ الحَقَّ لِلخُصومِ إِذا ما

عَجَزَت عَنهُ قُدرَةُ الحُكّامِ

عَجَزَت عَنهُ قُدرَةُ الحُكّامِ

I grant adversaries their due whenever

I give the right to the adversaries when

The judges' power proves unequal to it.

The ability of the rulers falls short of it

لا تَخَطّى إِلى المَظالِمِ كَفّي

لا تَخَطّى إِلى المَظالِمِ كَفّي

حَذَراً مِن أَصابِعِ الأَيتامِ

حَذَراً مِن أَصابِعِ الأَيتامِ

My hand does not reach toward injustice,

My palms do not extend to injustices

For fear of the orphans' fingers.

Fearing the fingers of the orphans