إذاif لمnot يكنbe فيin بَذلِoffering up وَجهِكَyour face (dignity) طَائلٌany gain
إذا لم يكن في بَذلِ وَجهِكَ طَائلٌ
فلاthen do not تُحرَمنbe deprived أنthat لاnot يمسَّكَtouch you عَارُdisgrace
فلا تُحرَمن أن لا يمسَّكَ عَارُ
If offering up your dignity brings no gain,
If there is no use in offering your face,
then do not forfeit being untouched by disgrace.
Then do not be denied that dishonor does not touch you.
وإنيand indeed I لأحسُوsurely I sip الموتَdeath فيهin it كرامةٌhonor
وإني لأحسُو الموتَ فيه كرامةٌ
وألفظُand I spit out حُلوَthe sweetness of العَيشِlife فيهin it صَغَارُhumiliation
وألفظُ حُلوَ العَيشِ فيه صَغَارُ
And indeed I sip death when there is honor in it,
And I do consider death honorable in it,
and spit out the sweetness of life when there is humiliation in it.
And I spit out the sweetness of life as trivial in it.
Sol 6.1