تعالىexalted is اللهُGod عنْabove جورٍoppression وظلمٍand injustice
تعالى اللهُ عنْ جورٍ وظلمٍ
وجلَّand He is sublime عنِabove العقابِpunishment بغيرِwithout ذنبِsin
وجلَّ عنِ العقابِ بغيرِ ذنبِ
God is exalted above oppression and injustice,
The Lord is far above tyranny and injustice
and too sublime to punish where there is no sin.
And too glorious to punish without sin
فماfor not عبثاًin vain رأيتُI saw عبيدَslaves تُرْكٍTurks
فما عبثاً رأيتُ عبيدَ تُرْكٍ
مملَّكةًmade rulers علىover أحرارِfreeborn people عُرْبِArabs
مملَّكةً على أحرارِ عُرْبِ
For not in vain have I seen Turkish slaves
Yet I have not seen, without cause or reason
made rulers over freeborn Arabs.
Slaves ruling over the free men of Arabia