لَنا أَخٌ يَحفَظُ مَن خانَهُ

أَيُّ اِمرِئٍ صاحَبَهُ زانَهُ

We have a brother who remembers those who betrayed him

What man was ever faithful to the friend who wronged him?

ما زَحَفَ المَطلُ إِلى وَعدِهِ

قَطُّ وَلا نازَلَ سُلطانَهُ

The hopeful man never crawls to keep his word

Nor does the mighty ever humble his power

أَقسَمتُ لَو أَبصَرَهُ حاتِمٌ

لَكانَ يُستَحسَنُ إِحسانَهُ

I swear if Hatem had seen him

His kindness would have been admired