1. أَإِن تَدَرَّعتَ عِزّاً

    وَإِن تَرَدَّيتَ زَينا

    Is it because you have armored yourself in honor,

    and robed yourself in splendor,

  2. في رُتبَةٍ فَقَت فيها

    فَصِرتَ لِلمَجدِ عَينا

    in a rank where you excelled,

    and became the very essence of glory,

  3. نَقَصتَنا مِن دُعاءٍ

    إِذا كَتَبتَ إِلَينا

    that you have curtailed your prayers for us

    whenever you write to us?

  4. فَإِن تَرَفَّعتَ أُخرى

    إِذا فَعَلتَ عَلَينا

    For if you rise yet another rank,

    then you will have acted against us.