إِنّي اِمرُؤٌ لا يغولُ النَّأيُ لي خُلُقاً

إِنّي اِمرُؤٌ لا يغولُ النَّأيُ لي خُلُقاً

وَلا يُلائِمُني ذو مَلَّةٍ طَرِفُ

وَلا يُلائِمُني ذو مَلَّةٍ طَرِفُ

I am a man whose character distance does not corrupt.

I am a man whom solitude does not spoil his nature,

Nor does a fickle man, quick to tire, suit me.

Nor does the company of an ignoble suit me.

وَكُلُّ كَربٍ وَإِن طالَت بَليتُهُ

وَكُلُّ كَربٍ وَإِن طالَت بَليتُهُ

يَوماً تُفَرَّجُ غماهُ وَتَنكَشِفُ

يَوماً تُفَرَّجُ غماهُ وَتَنكَشِفُ

And every anguish, however long its ordeal,

Every hardship, though protracted be its distress,

Will one day have its gloom relieved and dispelled.

Will one day get relieved and its gloom dispelled.