قَدِ اِطمَأَنَّت عَلى الحِرمانِ أَنفُسُنا

فَلَيسَ لِلمَنعِ يَوماً عِندَنا أَثَرُ

Our souls have become resigned to deprivation,

So denial has no effect on us anymore.

حَتّى تَساوى لَدينا مَن لَهُ كَرَمٌ

مِنَ الأَنامِ وَمَن في نَفسِهِ قِصَرُ

Until in our eyes the generous

And the selfish are equal.

يُقَصِّرونَ فَنَستَحيي وَنُعذِرُهُم

وَيَحلِفونَ فَنَستَعفي وَنَعتَذِرُ

They do wrong, and we excuse them,

And swear, and we pardon them.

نُهدي الثَناءَ وَلا نَبغي لَهُ ثَمَناً

وَرُبَّ دَوحٍ نَضيرٍ ما لَهُ ثَمَرُ

We give praise without seeking payment,

Though many a fertile palm tree bears no fruit.