أيُّwhat ذنبٍfault ليَof mine قلtell ليme
أيُّ ذنبٍ ليَ قل لي
غيرexcept حظٍّa share منكfrom you قلِّscant
غير حظٍّ منك قلِّ
What fault is mine? Tell me,
What fault of mine, tell me,
except that my share of you is scant.
Other than my share of you, tell me,
أترانيdo you see me منكfrom you أصبحbecame
أتراني منك أصبح
تُI (verb suffix) برأيِin judgment مستقلِّindependent
تُ برأيِ مستقلِّ
Do you think I have become, apart from you,
Do you see me as one
independent in my judgment?
Who’s independent in your view?
لكyours نفسيmy soul أيهاO الthe (article)
لك نفسي أيها ال
جانيwrongdoer فخذso take جهدutmost effort المقلِّone who has little
جاني فخذ جهد المقلِّ
My soul is yours, O
For you my soul, O he who
wrongdoer—so take a poor man's utmost offering.
Has wronged me, so take the effort of one carrying a burden