لله قومٍ رفعتُ ذكرُهمُ

لله قومٍ رفعتُ ذكرُهمُ

مدحا وهُم يُخفضونني ذمّا

مدحا وهُم يُخفضونني ذمّا

By God, what a people! I raised their renown

For a people I exalted their mention

in praise, while they bring me low with blame.

In praise, while they belittled me in blame

إن اسمُ قدرا وقد خُفضتُ فلا

إن اسمُ قدرا وقد خُفضتُ فلا

غرو إذ الخفض خّص بالأسمى

غرو إذ الخفض خّص بالأسمى

If I rise in rank, though I have been brought low, there is no

Though my name denotes nobility, I was debased, but no wonder

wonder, since abasement is reserved for the loftiest.

Since debasement has singled out the most noble