1. I have no special homelands whose traits
Are equal between the noble and the vile
١. ما لي بأوطانٍ أَخَصُّ صفاتِها
يتساويان كريمُها ولئيمُها
2. It is their way to praise their guest
Unjustly as they vilify the virtuous
٢. من شأنها تهجو مديح نزيلِها
ظُلماً كما يهجو الحسيبَ زنيمُها
3. I decided not to stay in its land
Forever even if its friend was a friend
٣. آليت أني لا أقيم بأرضها
أبداً ولو أن الكليم كليمها
4. I love other than it, desiring away from it
Even if its water was soft and its breeze was pleasant
٤. أهوى سواها راغباً عنها ولو
قد رقَّ منها ماؤها ونسيمها
5. And I will certainly abandon its lands because
They are a country that restricts its noble customs
٥. ولأهجرنَّ ربوعَها فلأنها
بلدٌ تضيق على الكرام رسومها
6. Leave it and do not care for it, O how long
The vile prospered in it and the noble was humiliated
٦. دعها ولا تحفل بها يا طالما
عزَّ اللئيمُ بها وذلَّ كريمها