وليand I have نفسa soul حرof a free man لاno منىwishes تستفزهاstir it
ولي نفس حر لا منى تستفزها
ولاand no مطمعenticement نحوtoward الهوانhumiliation يديرهاturns it
ولا مطمع نحو الهوان يديرها
And I have a free man's soul, stirred by no wishes;
I have a soul free, no wish provokes it
Nor does any enticement turn it toward humiliation.
No greed towards disgrace turns it
متىwhenever استكبرتit grows proud تصغرit grows small وانand if هيit صغرgrew small (continued on the next line)
متى استكبرت تصغر وان هي صغر
تfeminine verb ending completing 'grew small' تساوىare equal لديهاin its eyes عبدهاits slave وأميرهاand its prince
ت تساوى لديها عبدها وأميرها
Whenever it grows proud, it grows small; and if it humbles itself,
When it feels big, it becomes small and if it feels small
Its slave and its prince are equal in its eyes.
To it, its slave equals its prince
إذاif لمستهاtouched it كفa hand عزhonor تطامتit bowed low
إذا لمستها كف عز تطامت
وانand if لحظتهاglanced at it عينan eye هونcontempt تطيرهاsends it soaring
وان لحظتها عين هون تطيرها
If the hand of honor touches it, it bows low;
If the palm of glory touches it, it rises
And if an eye of contempt glances at it, it sends it soaring.
And if the eye of disgrace notices it, it takes flight
Sol 6.1