أَشكو إِلى اللَهِ جَهلَ قَومٍ

أَشكو إِلى اللَهِ جَهلَ قَومٍ

قَد سَخِطَت ما اِرتَضى العُقولُ

قَد سَخِطَت ما اِرتَضى العُقولُ

I complain to God of the ignorance of a people

I complain to God of the ignorance of a people

who have resented what intellects have approved.

Who are displeased with what intellects find good.

قالوا لَنا قَولُ ما أَرَدنا

قالوا لَنا قَولُ ما أَرَدنا

وَما لَكُم فيهِ أَن تَقولوا

وَما لَكُم فيهِ أَن تَقولوا

They said, 'It is ours to say whatever we wish,

They said to us, “Say what we want!

and not for you to speak of it.

Who are you to speak?”

وَمَن بِحَقَقٍّ أَحَقُّ مِنّا

وَمَن بِحَقَقٍّ أَحَقُّ مِنّا

وَمُدَّانا لَنا الدَليلُ

وَمُدَّانا لَنا الدَليلُ

And who is more entitled to truth than we?

And who is more truthful than us

And our claim [reading uncertain] is our proof;

When evidence points our way,

وَفي خُطانا لَنا ثَوابٌ

وَفي خُطانا لَنا ثَوابٌ

وَاللَهُ فينا بِنا الفَعولُ

وَاللَهُ فينا بِنا الفَعولُ

and in our steps there is reward for us,

And there is reward in our error,

and God is the doer in us, through us.'

Since God will judge us for what we do?