1. أدعُو على ظَالمي فيغضَبُ مِنْ

    دُعَايَ قُل لِي عَلامَ ذَا الغَضَبُ

    I pray against my wrongdoer, and he grows angry at

    My prayer. Tell me: why this anger?

  2. هَجْرُكَ لي ظالماً وخَوفُكَ مِن

    دُعَايَ يَا ظالِمي هُو العَجَبُ

    Your unjust desertion of me, and your fear of

    My prayer, O my wrongdoer—that is the wonder.

  3. يَدعو لِساني والقلبُ من وَجَلٍ

    عليكَ أن يُستجابَ لي يَجِبُ

    My tongue prays, while my heart, in dread,

    Throbs lest my prayer against you be answered.

  4. وبَعْدُ مَن لِي لو أَنّ وِزْرَكَ في

    صَحيفتي في المَعَادِ يُكتَتَبُ

    And besides, who would help me if your burden of sin were in

    My record, inscribed at the Resurrection?