أَناI الجائِرُthe unjust one الظالِمُthe oppressor
أَنا الجائِرُ الظالِمُ
وَمَولايَand my Lord بيof me عالِمُaware
وَمَولايَ بي عالِمُ
I am the unjust oppressor,
I am the oppressor, the unjust
And my Lord knows me.
And my Master knows me well
فَياso, oh لَكَfor you مِنof يَقظَةٍwakefulness
فَيا لَكَ مِن يَقظَةٍ
كَأَنّيas though I بِهاin it حالِمُdreaming
كَأَنّي بِها حالِمُ
So, what a wakefulness this is—
What an awakening this is
As though I were dreaming in it.
As if I had been dreaming