قلْتُ لّما غدوْتَ صَدْراً وأضحى

قلْتُ لّما غدوْتَ صَدْراً وأضحى

زُمَرُ النّاسِ وافِدينَ عَلَيكَ

زُمَرُ النّاسِ وافِدينَ عَلَيكَ

I said, when you became a dignitary and there were

I said, when you rose high and throngs of people

throngs of people coming to you:

Came to visit you, may God not tend to him who tended you,

لا رعى اللهُ مَنْ رعاكَ وأعلى

لا رعى اللهُ مَنْ رعاكَ وأعلى

فَوقَ أيدي بني المَعالي يَدَيْكَ

فَوقَ أيدي بني المَعالي يَدَيْكَ

May God not care for whoever cared for you and raised

And raised your hands above the hands of the eminent.

your two hands above the hands of the sons of eminence.

For he who drew honor from you has been abased,

فلقدْ ذَلَّ مَنْ أفادَكَ عِزّاً

فلقدْ ذَلَّ مَنْ أفادَكَ عِزّاً

ولقد زَلَّ من أزَلَّ إليْكَ

ولقد زَلَّ من أزَلَّ إليْكَ

For he who granted you honor has indeed been humbled,

And he who turned to you in need has slipped.

and he who bestowed favors upon you has indeed stumbled.