1 ف ِي ضِيقِي دَعَوتُ اللهَ ، فَاسْتَجابَ لِي.

I cried to the Lord in my trouble, and He answered me.

2 م ِنَ النّاسِ الكاذِبِينَ المُخادِعِينَ نَجِّنِي، يا اللهُ.

O Lord, save me from lying lips and a false tongue.

3 أ يُّها الكاذِبُونَ المُخادِعُونَ، ماذا سَتَربَحُونَ مِنَ الكَذِبِ؟

What will be given to you and what more will be done to you, you false tongue?

4 ل َنْ تَربَحُوا غَيرَ سِهامٍ حادَّةٍ وَجَمراتٍ حامِيَةٍ.

He will punish you with sharp arrows of the soldier, and with the hot fire of the broom tree.

5 و َيلٌ لِي! فَانا بَينَكُمْ كالغَرِيبِ السّاكِنِ فِي ماشِكَ أوْ فِي الخِيامِ فِي صَحراءِ قِيدارَ.

It is bad for me, for I travel in Meshech and live among the tents of Kedar!

6 ط الَتْ سُكنايَ بَينَ أعداءِ السَّلامِ.

I have lived too long with those who hate peace.

7 إ لَى السَّلامِ أدعُو، أمّا هُمْ فَيُنادُونَ بِالحَربِ.

I am for peace. But when I speak, they are for war.