نحنُ قومٌ ما ولينا

نحنُ قومٌ ما ولينا

بالرِّشا مثلَ فعالكْ

بالرِّشا مثلَ فعالكْ

We are a people who were never appointed to office

through bribes, as is your practice,

بل بعلمٍ واجتهادٍ

بل بعلمٍ واجتهادٍ

وبما أشبهَ ذلكْ

وبما أشبهَ ذلكْ

but through learning and diligent effort,

and other things of that kind.