وَما عَدَلَت نَفسي بِنَفسِكَ سَيِّداً

وَما عَدَلَت نَفسي بِنَفسِكَ سَيِّداً

سَمِعتُ بِهِ بَينَ الدَراهِمِ وَالأَدَم

سَمِعتُ بِهِ بَينَ الدَراهِمِ وَالأَدَم

Never did I count myself your equal—you, a lord

And my soul has not equated with you any lord

of whom I had heard amid the silver coins and tanned hides.

I have heard of among dirhams and hides.