مذ أضامتني الليالي جفاني

مذ أضامتني الليالي جفاني

كرم الإفتخار والإكرام

كرم الإفتخار والإكرام

Ever since the nights wronged me, I have been denied

Since the nights wronged me, I have been forsaken

the noble grace of pride and honor.

By the generosity of pride and honor.

فتذكرت قول أحمد قدماً

فتذكرت قول أحمد قدماً

لا افتخاراً إلا لمن يضام

لا افتخاراً إلا لمن يضام

So I recalled Ahmad’s words of old:

So I recalled Ahmad’s saying of old:

“There is no pride save for one who is wronged.”

“No pride except for one who is wronged.”