1. قَد يَصبر الحُرُّ عَلى السَيف

    وَيَجزَع الحُرُّ مِن الحيف

    A noble man may endure the sword,

    yet a noble man is distressed by injustice;

  2. وَيُؤثر المَوت عَلى حالةٍ

    يَعجَز فيها عَن قِرى الضَيف

    and he prefers death to a condition

    in which he cannot offer hospitality to a guest.