مَن كانَ ذا عَضُدٍ يُدرِك ظَلامَتَهُ

مَن كانَ ذا عَضُدٍ يُدرِك ظَلامَتَهُ

إِنَّ الذَليلَ الَذي لَيسَت لَهُ عَضُدُ

إِنَّ الذَليلَ الَذي لَيسَت لَهُ عَضُدُ

Whoever has a strong arm behind him wins redress for the wrong done him.

For the humbled man is he who has no arm to support him.

تَنبو يَداهُ إِذا ما قَلَّ ناصِرُهُ

تَنبو يَداهُ إِذا ما قَلَّ ناصِرُهُ

وَتأنَفُ الضيمَ إِن أَثرى لَهُ عَضُدُ

وَتأنَفُ الضيمَ إِن أَثرى لَهُ عَضُدُ

His hands falter whenever his helpers are few,

but they disdain oppression when his support grows abundant.