رَغِمَwere humbled الأَراذِلُthe ignoble إِذْwhen وَرِثْناwe inherited سُؤْدَداًeminence
رَغِمَ الأَراذِلُ إِذْ وَرِثْنا سُؤْدَداً
عَوْداًlong-established لهit has أَثَرٌa mark عَلَيْناupon us بَيِّنُclear
عَوْداً له أَثَرٌ عَلَيْنا بَيِّنُ
Abasement to the baseborn, now that we have inherited an ancient eminence—
The ignoble were humbled when we inherited eminence,
whose stamp upon us is plain to see.
long-established, its mark upon us clear.
وَتَيَقَّنواand they knew for certain أَنّيthat I إذاwhen اشْتَجَرَcrossed القَناthe spears
وَتَيَقَّنوا أَنّي إذا اشْتَجَرَ القَنا
خَشِنٌfierce وَعِطْفِيand my side فيin السَّماحَةِgenerosity لَيِّنُgentle
خَشِنٌ وَعِطْفِي في السَّماحَةِ لَيِّنُ
And let them know for certain that when the spears interlock,
And they knew for certain that, when the spears cross,
I am fierce, while my nature in generosity is gentle.
I am fierce, yet my side is gentle in generosity.
وَإذاand if هُمُthey رَغِمُواwere humbled وَقَدْand already بَسَطَextended العُلاhigh honor
وَإذا هُمُ رَغِمُوا وَقَدْ بَسَطَ العُلا
باعيmy reach فَذاكَthen that لَدَيَّto me رَغْمٌhumiliation هَيِّنُtrivial
باعي فَذاكَ لَدَيَّ رَغْمٌ هَيِّنُ
And when their noses are ground in dust, while glory has lengthened my reach,
And if they are humbled, now that high honor has extended
then such abasement is, to me, a trifling thing.
my reach, that humiliation is a small matter to me.
