إنّيindeed I am امْرُؤٌa man جَدِّيmy grandfather لِمَجْدِيto my glory يَشْهَدُbears witness
إنّي امْرُؤٌ جَدِّي لِمَجْدِي يَشْهَدُ
سَلْask مَنْwhomever لَقِيتَyou have met فإنَّهُfor indeed he لاdoes not يَجْحَدُdeny
سَلْ مَنْ لَقِيتَ فإنَّهُ لا يَجْحَدُ
I am a man; my grandfather bears witness to my glory.
Ask whomever you have met, for he does not deny it.
مَنْhe who كانَwas فَوْقَabove النجْمِthe star يَوْماًonce يَقْعُدُsits
مَنْ كانَ فَوْقَ النجْمِ يَوْماً يَقْعُدُ
وإلَيْهِand to it نَبَّهَنِيawakened me العُلَىhigh honor والسُّؤدُدُand eminence
وإلَيْهِ نَبَّهَنِي العُلَى والسُّؤدُدُ
He who once sat above the star—
And high honor and eminence have awakened me to it—
أتُراهُdo you think he منْfrom ريْبِvicissitudes of الحَوَادِثِevents يَشْرُدُflees
أتُراهُ منْ ريْبِ الحَوَادِثِ يَشْرُدُ
Do you think he would flee the vicissitudes of fate?
لمdid not يَدْرِknow دَهْريmy fate أَنّنيthat I مُتَجَلِّدُam steadfast
لم يَدْرِ دَهْري أَنّني مُتَجَلِّدُ
لخُطوبِهِin the face of its calamities فلْيَخْشَso let it fear هَوْلَthe terror of كِفَاحيmy combat
لخُطوبِهِ فلْيَخْشَ هَوْلَ كِفَاحي
My fate did not know that I am steadfast
In the face of its calamities; so let it fear the terror of my combat.
Sol 6.1