إِنّا وَإِن كُنّا أَسِنَّةَ قَومِنا

وَكانَ لَنا فيهِم مَقامٌ مُقَدَّمُ

Though we are the eloquent ones of our people

And we have amongst them an elevated position

لَنَصفَحُ عَن أَشياءَ مِنهُم تَريبُنا

وَنصدفُ عَن ذي الجَهلِ مِنهُم وَنَحلمُ

We will turn a blind eye to those things of theirs that vex us

And turn away from the ignorant one among them and be forbearing

وَنَمنَحُ مِنهُم مَعشَراً يَحسدونَنا

هَنِيَّ عَطاءٍ لَيسَ فيهِ تَنَدُّمُ

And bestow upon some of them who envy us

A gentle bounty with no regret

وَنَكلُؤُهُم بِالغَيبِ مِنّا حَفيظةً

وَأَكبادُنا وَجداً عَلَيهِم تَضَرَّمُ

And we will guard them in secret from us carefully

While our livers ache for them in pain

فَلَيسَ بِمَحمودٍ لَدى الناسِ مَن جَزى

بِسَيِّءِ ما يَأتي المُسيءُ المُلَوَّمُ

For it is not praiseworthy before people that one should repay

Evil with the evil done by the blamable offender

سَأَحمِلُ عَن قَومي جَميعَ كُلومِهِم

وَأَدفَعُ عَنهُم كُلَّ غُرمٍ وَأَغرَمُ

I will bear all the rage of my people

And ward off from them every debt and pay