تَساوى بَنوا الدُنيا فَلا لِشَريفِهِم

تَساوى بَنوا الدُنيا فَلا لِشَريفِهِم

وَفاءٌ وَلا عِندَ الدَنيءِ حِفاظُ

وَفاءٌ وَلا عِندَ الدَنيءِ حِفاظُ

The people of this world have grown alike: their nobles have no loyalty,

The sons of this world are all alike: their nobleman has no

nor do their lowly possess any sense of honor.

loyalty, nor does the base man have a sense of honor.

لِيانٌ عَلى مَن يَحذَرونَ أَناتَهُ

لِيانٌ عَلى مَن يَحذَرونَ أَناتَهُ

وَلَكِن عَلى مَن يَأمَنونَ غِلاظُ

وَلَكِن عَلى مَن يَأمَنونَ غِلاظُ

They are gentle toward those whose patient restraint they fear,

They are gentle toward one whose forbearance they fear,

but harsh toward those from whom they feel safe.

but harsh toward those they feel safe from.

أُغاظُ لِما يَأتونَ مِن سوءِ فِعلِهِم

أُغاظُ لِما يَأتونَ مِن سوءِ فِعلِهِم

وَذو الحِلمِ بَينَ الجاهِلينَ يُغاظُ

وَذو الحِلمِ بَينَ الجاهِلينَ يُغاظُ

I am angered by the evil deeds they commit;

I am vexed by the evil deeds they commit,

the forbearing man, among the foolish, is provoked.

and a man of forbearance is vexed among the ignorant.