هُناhere يَستَغيثُcries for help الطِرسُthe parchment وَالنِقسُand the ink وَالَّذيand he who
هُنا يَستَغيثُ الطِرسُ وَالنِقسُ وَالَّذي
يَخُطُّwrites وَمَنand he who يَتلوrecites وَمَنand he who يَتَسَمَّعُlistens closely
يَخُطُّ وَمَن يَتلو وَمَن يَتَسَمَّعُ
Here the parchment cries for help, as do the ink and he who
And the scribe, the reciter, the listener;
writes, and he who recites, and he who listens closely.
I know not, as I recount them,
مَخازٍdisgraces وَماand not أَدريI know إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle ذَكَرتُهاI recount them
مَخازٍ وَما أَدري إِذا ما ذَكَرتُها
إِلىto الحَمدِpraise أُدعىI am summoned أَوor إِلىto اللَومِblame أُدفَعُI am driven
إِلى الحَمدِ أُدعى أَو إِلى اللَومِ أُدفَعُ
Disgraces—and I do not know, when I recount them,
If I am led to praise or blame.
whether I shall be summoned for praise or driven toward blame.
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.