إذاif ازدرىscorns ساقِطٌa base man كَريماًa noble man
إذا ازدرى ساقِطٌ كَريماً
فلاthen let not يَطولَنَّlast long ضِيقُthe distress of صَدْرِهْhis breast
فلا يَطولَنَّ ضِيقُ صَدْرِهْ
If a base man scorns a noble one,
let the distress in his breast not linger;
فأكثَرُfor most of النَّاسِthe people مُنذُsince كانُواthey came to be
فأكثَرُ النَّاسِ مُنذُ كانُوا
ماnot قدَرُواthey esteemed اللهَGod حَقَّas befits قَدْرِهْHis worth
ما قدَرُوا اللهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهْ
for most people, ever since they came to be,
have not esteemed God as He deserves.