1. We have souls that yearn to attain honor,
If it were to be within our reach, we would have grasped it.
١. لَنا نُفوسٌ بِكَسبِ العِزِّ مولَعَةٌ
فَلَو سَلَتْه لَكنّا قَد أَسَلناها
2. And honor has no refuge but our home,
Like the sun, nothing but the sky could be its abode.
٢. وَلَيسَ لِلعِزِّ مَأوى غير مَنزِلنا
كَالشّمسِ غَير السّما ما كانَ مَأواها