لنwill not يُدرِكَattain المجدَglory أقوامٌpeople وإنand even if كَرُمواthey are noble
لن يُدرِكَ المجدَ أقوامٌ وإن كَرُموا
حتّىuntil يذلّواthey humble themselves وإنand even if عَزّواthey are mighty لأقوامto other people
حتّى يذلّوا وإن عَزّوا لأقوام
No people will attain glory, however noble they may be,
Glory will not be attained by people, though generous
until they humble themselves before others, however mighty they may be,
Until they are humiliated, though mighty, to others
ويُشتَمواand they are insulted فترىthen you see الألوانthe complexions مُسفِرةًradiant
ويُشتَموا فترى الألوان مُسفِرةً
لاnot صَفحَforbearance ذُلّabasement ولكنbut صفحَforbearance إكرامgenerosity
لا صَفحَ ذُلّ ولكن صفحَ إكرام
and are insulted, yet you see their complexions radiant—
And vilified, so you see the faces yellowing -
not with forbearance born of abasement, but with forbearance born of generosity.
Not from pardoning disgrace but from gracious pardon
Sol 6.1