لئن فخرتَ بآباءٍ ذوي حسبٍ

لئن فخرتَ بآباءٍ ذوي حسبٍ

لقد صدقت ولكن بئس ما ولدوا

لقد صدقت ولكن بئس ما ولدوا

If you boast of forefathers of noble lineage,

If you boast of forefathers of noble lineage,

you have indeed spoken truly—but wretched is what they begot.

You have indeed spoken the truth—but vile is what they begot.