أهنتyou dishonored أباكyour father البَرَّkind وهوand he الذيwho حناshowed tenderness
أهنت أباك البَرَّ وهو الذي حنا
عليكtoward you وأعطاكand gave you الذيwhat أنتyou سائلُask for
عليك وأعطاك الذي أنت سائلُ
You have dishonored your kind father, the one who showed tenderness
Homeland I blamed my father for righteousness and he who was gentle
toward you and gave you what you ask for.
With you and gave you what you ask
وتزعمand you claim أنيthat I عنof عقابكpunishing you عاجزincapable
وتزعم أني عن عقابك عاجز
وتحسبand you think أنيthat I عنof ذنوبكyour sins غافلheedless
وتحسب أني عن ذنوبك غافل
And you claim that I am incapable of punishing you,
And you claim that I am unable to punish you
and think that I am heedless of your sins.
And you think I am oblivious to your sins
فواللّهso, by God لولاbut for حبهhis love لكfor you لمnot أدعI forgo
فواللّه لولا حبه لك لم أدع
عقابكpunishing you بالسيفwith the sword الذيwhich أنتyou حاملcarry
عقابك بالسيف الذي أنت حامل
So, by God, but for his love for you, I would not have forgone
By God, if not for my love for you, I would not have refrained
punishing you with the sword you carry.
From punishing you with the sword that you carry
ولكننيbut I ألفيتهfound him متجاوزاًforgiving
ولكنني ألفيته متجاوزاً
وليسand is not منof الإنصافfairness ماwhat هوhe فاعلis doing
وليس من الإنصاف ما هو فاعل
But I found him forgiving,
But I found him forgiving
and what he is doing is not fair.
And what he does is not just
فأمسيتso I became بينbetween الذنبthe offense والعفوand pardon حائراًbewildered
فأمسيت بين الذنب والعفو حائراً
وقدand indeed حالhas intervened ماthe space بينيbetween me وبينكand between you حائلa barrier
وقد حال ما بيني وبينك حائل
So I was left bewildered between the offense and pardon,
So I was confused between sin and forgiveness
and a barrier has come between me and you.
And something came between me and you