إن أرُمْ شامخاً من العزّ

إن أرُمْ شامخاً من العزّ

أدركه بذرع رحب وباع طويلِ

أدركه بذرع رحب وباع طويلِ

If I aspire to a lofty height of glory,

If I seek a lofty height of glory,

If I aspire to greatness and nobility

I attain it with ample reach and a long grasp.

I attain it with ample strength and a long reach.

I reach it with open arms and great patience

وإذا نابني من الأمر مك

وإذا نابني من الأمر مك

روهٌ تلقيتُه بصبر جميل

روهٌ تلقيتُه بصبر جميل

And if some affair brings me a hated

And when, in the course of affairs, I am struck by mis-

And if I face difficulties in life

thing, I meet it with noble patience.

fortune, I meet it with gracious patience.

I receive them with graceful endurance

ما ذممتُ المُقامَ في بلدٍ يو

ما ذممتُ المُقامَ في بلدٍ يو

ماً فعاتبته بغير الرحيلِ

ماً فعاتبته بغير الرحيلِ

Never have I blamed dwelling in a land for even one

Never have I faulted dwelling in a land on any

I do not blame my stay in a country

day, save by rebuking it through departure.

day and reproached it with anything but departure.

Nor reproach it without leaving