الحُرُّ يَصبِرُ ما أَطاقَ تَصَبُّراً

الحُرُّ يَصبِرُ ما أَطاقَ تَصَبُّراً

في كُلِّ آوِنَةٍ وَكُلِّ زَمانِ

في كُلِّ آوِنَةٍ وَكُلِّ زَمانِ

The noble man endures as long as he can summon patience,

The free man endures with patience whatever he can

At every moment and at all times.

In every time and era

وَيَرى مُساعَدَةَ الكِرامِ مُروءَةً

وَيَرى مُساعَدَةَ الكِرامِ مُروءَةً

ماسالَمَتهُ نَوائِبُ الحَدَثانِ

ماسالَمَتهُ نَوائِبُ الحَدَثانِ

And he deems helping the noble an act of honor,

And sees helping the generous as nobility

So long as the calamities of time leave him in peace.

As long as misfortunes of fate did not harm him

وَيَذوبُ بِالكِتمانِ إِلّا أَنَّهُ

وَيَذوبُ بِالكِتمانِ إِلّا أَنَّهُ

أَحوالُهُ تُنبي عَنِ الكِتمانِ

أَحوالُهُ تُنبي عَنِ الكِتمانِ

And he melts away in concealment, yet

And he melts with keeping silent unless

His condition betrays what he conceals.

His conditions inform against keeping silent

فَإِذا تَكَشَّفَ وَاِضمَحَلَّت حالُهُ

فَإِذا تَكَشَّفَ وَاِضمَحَلَّت حالُهُ

أَلفَيتَهُ يَشكو بِكُلِّ لِسانِ

أَلفَيتَهُ يَشكو بِكُلِّ لِسانِ

Then, when he is laid bare and his fortunes dwindle,

So when his condition was uncovered and weakened

You find him complaining with every tongue.

You would find him complaining with every tongue

وَإِذا نَبا بي مَنزِلٌ فارَقتُهُ

وَإِذا نَبا بي مَنزِلٌ فارَقتُهُ

وَاللَهُ يَلطُفُ بي بِكُلِّ مَكانِ

وَاللَهُ يَلطُفُ بي بِكُلِّ مَكانِ

And when an abode proves inhospitable to me, I leave it,

And if a house brought me close, I left it

And God is kind to me in every place.

And Allah graces me in every place