أَعْدَاءُ أَوْطَانِهِ أَعْدَاؤُهُ جَهِلُوا

عَلَيْهِ فِي وَقَفَاتِ الصِّدْقِ أَوْ حَلَمُوا

His country's enemies are his foes; they erred

Against him in their moments of honesty or patience.

إِنْ عَاهَدُوهُ بإِنْصَافٍ فَذَلِكَ وَإِنْ

أَبَوْا فَمَا أَمْرُهُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ أَمَمُ

If they make a just pact with him, so be it, but if

They refuse, his affair is not their affair, though they covet it.

أَقَرَّ بِالخُطَّةِ المُثْلَى مَكَانَتهُ

بِحَيْثُ يَرْسَخُ وَالأَطْوَادُ تَنْقَضِمُ

He consolidated his supreme station

Where pillars are firm though enemies rage.

وَحَيْثُ يَزْدَادُ تَأْيِيداً إِذَا صَفَحُوا

وَحَيْثُ يَزْدَادُ تَمْكِيناً إِذَا نَقَمُوا

The more they pardon, the more his support grows,

The more they resent, the more his power strengthens.