قل للحسود وذي الجهل الّذين غدوا

قل للحسود وذي الجهل الّذين غدوا

كلُّ إذا ما رأوا فضلي بدا ستره

كلُّ إذا ما رأوا فضلي بدا ستره

Tell the envious and the ignorant, who have come to this:

Tell those who envy and the ignorant ones who have become

Each, whenever they saw my merit, began to conceal it.

Each time when they see my superiority, their curtains are drawn

ما ضرّ شمس العلى إن عمّها سحب

ما ضرّ شمس العلى إن عمّها سحب

ببلدة وبباقي الأرض مُنتشرهُ

ببلدة وبباقي الأرض مُنتشرهُ

What harm comes to the sun of eminence if clouds cover it

The high sun is not harmed if clouds envelope it

In one town, while its light spreads across the rest of the earth?

In one town while its light spreads through the rest of the earth