لا كوفَةٌ أُمّي وَلا بَصرَةٌ أَبي

لا كوفَةٌ أُمّي وَلا بَصرَةٌ أَبي

وَلَستُ كَمَن يَثنيهِ عَن وَجهِهِ الكَسَل

وَلَستُ كَمَن يَثنيهِ عَن وَجهِهِ الكَسَل

Kufa is not my mother, nor is Basra my father.

Neither Kufa is my mother nor Basra my father

And I am not like one whom laziness turns away from his course.

And I am not like one made lazy by lethargy