قيلit was said ليto me كنbe معwith الأنامhumankind وداريand humor
قيل لي كن مع الأنام وداري
كلَّevery شخصٍperson فقلتso I said ماnot الذلُّhumiliation قدريmy station
كلَّ شخصٍ فقلت ما الذلُّ قدري
I was told: “Be among people and humor
They told me, go with the people and take care
every person.” I said: “Humiliation is not my station.”
Of every person, so I said, humiliation is not my fate
أناI عبدservant of الغنيthe All-Sufficient لاnot عبدservant of زيدٍZayd
أنا عبد الغني لا عبد زيدٍ
منamong جميعall الورىhumankind ولاnor عبدservant of عمروAmr
من جميع الورى ولا عبد عمرو
I am the servant of the All-Sufficient, not the servant of Zayd
I am a servant of the Rich One, not a servant of Zayd
among all humankind, nor the servant of Amr.
Nor a servant of Amr or the rest of mankind