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I saw all people as enemies to me

رأيت الناس كلهم عدوا

1. I saw all people as enemies to me
And I did not understand the reason for that

١. رأيتُ النّاس كلّهم عدُوّا
عليّ وما فهمتُ لذاك سرّا

2. Even though I do not see anyone as a friend
Nor does anyone see me as one, for as long as I live

٢. على أن لا ترى لي عند شخص
ولا عندي لهُ ما عشت وطرا

3. But I am a man whose excellence is sublime
And the heavens did not approve a dwelling for him

٣. ولكنّي امرُؤٌ فضلي تسامى
وما رضي السّماك لهُ مقرّا

4. Therefore my fate became independent
And every sublime one appears low in the eyes of onlookers

٤. لذا قدري استقلّ وكلُّ عال
بعين النّاظرين يقلُّ قدرا

5. And whoever has lowly status and little
You see him honored among people

٥. ومن سفلت مراتبهُ وقلّت
تراهُ يجلُّ عند النّاس قدرا

6. Like the full moon, lowest of stars in size
Yet it looks the most dazzling among them

٦. كبدر التّمّ أدنى الشّهب جرما
وينظر وهو أعظمهنّ بهرا