ياO ناهِرينَyou who rebuke مَساكينَthe wretched among المُحِبّيناthe lovers
يا ناهِرينَ مَساكينَ المُحِبّينا
لَسناwe are not لِذَلِكَof that مِنكُمfrom you مُستَحِقّيناdeserving
لَسنا لِذَلِكَ مِنكُم مُستَحِقّينا
O you who rebuke the wretched lovers,
O you who deny the suffering lovers,
We do not deserve this from you.
We do not deserve this from you.
قَدindeed اِستَجَرناwe have sought refuge لَكُمto you مِنfrom جورِكُمyour oppression فَخُذواso take
قَد اِستَجَرنا لَكُم مِن جورِكُم فَخُذوا
ياO جائِرينَoppressors بِأَيديby the hands of المُستَجيريناthose seeking refuge
يا جائِرينَ بِأَيدي المُستَجيرينا
We have appealed to you for refuge from your oppression; so take
We have sought refuge from your tyranny, so take
O oppressors, those seeking refuge by the hand.
O tyrants, the hands of those seeking refuge.
ماnot الخَوفُthe fear أَنthat تَقتُلوناyou kill us فيin مَحَبَّتِكُمlove for you
ما الخَوفُ أَن تَقتُلونا في مَحَبَّتِكُم
وَإِنَّماbut only الخَوفُthe fear مِنof أَنthat تَأثَمواyou incur sin فيناon our account
وَإِنَّما الخَوفُ مِن أَن تَأثَموا فينا
We do not fear that you may kill us for loving you;
We do not fear that you will kill us for our love,
But we fear only that you may incur sin on our account.
Rather we fear that you will sin against us.