طالبَني بالعتْبِ حتّى إذا

طالبَني بالعتْبِ حتّى إذا

عُوتبَ ظَلَّ العَتبُ يجفو علِيهْ

عُوتبَ ظَلَّ العَتبُ يجفو علِيهْ

He pressed me to reproach him, until, when

He blamed me repeatedly until when

he was reproached, reproach kept bearing harshly on him.

I was blamed, blame kept being held against me

فاليومَ أشكُوه إلى مَنْ تُرَى

فاليومَ أشكُوه إلى مَنْ تُرَى

وكنتُ أشكُو الناسَ طُرّاً إِليهْ

وكنتُ أشكُو الناسَ طُرّاً إِليهْ

So today, to whom shall I complain of him, I wonder?

So today I complain about him to whom, I wonder

And I used to complain to him of everyone.

When I used to complain about people unjustly to him