نَسَبتم الظُلم لِعُمالكم

نَسَبتم الظُلم لِعُمالكم

وَنُمتم عَن قُبح أَعمالَكُم

وَنُمتم عَن قُبح أَعمالَكُم

You attributed oppression to your officials,

You blamed injustice on your workers,

And slept, heedless of the ugliness of your deeds.

And slept ignoring the ugliness of your deeds,

لا تَنسبوا الجور إِلَيهُم فَما

لا تَنسبوا الجور إِلَيهُم فَما

عُمالكم إِلّا كَأَعمالَكم

عُمالكم إِلّا كَأَعمالَكم

Do not attribute tyranny to them, for

Do not blame them for tyranny, for

Your officials are but like your deeds.

Your workers are but a reflection of yourselves,

تاللَه لَو حكَمتمُ ساعة

تاللَه لَو حكَمتمُ ساعة

ما خَطر العَدل عَلى بالَكُم

ما خَطر العَدل عَلى بالَكُم

By God, if you ruled for an hour,

By God, if you were to rule but an hour,

Justice would not cross your minds.

Justice would not cross your minds.