قَدِ اِطمَأَنَّت عَلى الحِرمانِ أَنفُسُنا

قَدِ اِطمَأَنَّت عَلى الحِرمانِ أَنفُسُنا

فَلَيسَ لِلمَنعِ يَوماً عِندَنا أَثَرُ

فَلَيسَ لِلمَنعِ يَوماً عِندَنا أَثَرُ

Our souls have made their peace with deprivation,

Our souls have become resigned to deprivation,

So withholding never has any effect on us.

So denial has no effect on us anymore.

حَتّى تَساوى لَدينا مَن لَهُ كَرَمٌ

حَتّى تَساوى لَدينا مَن لَهُ كَرَمٌ

مِنَ الأَنامِ وَمَن في نَفسِهِ قِصَرُ

مِنَ الأَنامِ وَمَن في نَفسِهِ قِصَرُ

Until we came to regard alike those endowed with generosity

Until in our eyes the generous

Among mankind and those whose souls fall short.

And the selfish are equal.

يُقَصِّرونَ فَنَستَحيي وَنُعذِرُهُم

يُقَصِّرونَ فَنَستَحيي وَنُعذِرُهُم

وَيَحلِفونَ فَنَستَعفي وَنَعتَذِرُ

وَيَحلِفونَ فَنَستَعفي وَنَعتَذِرُ

They fall short, so we feel ashamed and excuse them.

They do wrong, and we excuse them,

And they swear oaths, so we ask to be excused and apologize.

And swear, and we pardon them.

نُهدي الثَناءَ وَلا نَبغي لَهُ ثَمَناً

نُهدي الثَناءَ وَلا نَبغي لَهُ ثَمَناً

وَرُبَّ دَوحٍ نَضيرٍ ما لَهُ ثَمَرُ

وَرُبَّ دَوحٍ نَضيرٍ ما لَهُ ثَمَرُ

We offer praise and seek no payment for it,

We give praise without seeking payment,

And many a lush, spreading tree bears no fruit.

Though many a fertile palm tree bears no fruit.