قد كنتُ بالفَخْر ذا ضَلالٍ

قد كنتُ بالفَخْر ذا ضَلالٍ

إذ جئتُهُ مُخلصَ الوفاء

إذ جئتُهُ مُخلصَ الوفاء

I had indeed been mistaken about al-Fakhr,

I was once prideful and lost

when I came to him with sincere loyalty.

When I came to him, true to my loyalty

حقّقتُهُ إذ دَعوهُ فَخراً

حقّقتُهُ إذ دَعوهُ فَخراً

فكانَ فخراً بغير فاء

فكانَ فخراً بغير فاء

I discerned his true nature when they called him 'Fakhr':

I found him to be truly proud

so he was 'Fakhr' without the letter fāʾ (f).

When I called him proud without merit