كَمhow often تَجَنّىyou falsely accuse ذَنباًa sin عَلَيَّagainst me بِلاwithout ذَنsin (first fragment)
كَم تَجَنّى ذَنباً عَلَيَّ بِلا ذَن
بٍsin (final fragment) وَماand never إِنemphasis reinforcing the negation أَمَرتَنيyou commanded me فَعَصَيتُthen I disobeyed
بٍ وَما إِن أَمَرتَني فَعَصَيتُ
How often you falsely accuse me of sin, though I have done no
How much sin have You charged me with, without sin?
wrong! Nor have I ever disobeyed a command of yours.
And if You command me, I do not disobey.
إِنif تَكُنyou have been قَدalready صَدَدتَyou turned away عَنّيfrom me لَمّاwhen
إِن تَكُن قَد صَدَدتَ عَنّي لَمّا
أَنthat تَمَلَّكَتنيyou took possession of me فَصَدُّكَthen your turning away مَوتُdeath
أَن تَمَلَّكَتني فَصَدُّكَ مَوتُ
If you have turned away from me after
If You have turned from me, when
you took possession of me, then your turning away is death.
You took possession of me, then Your turning is death.