إِنّي أَرى أَلفاظَكَ الغُرّا

إِنّي أَرى أَلفاظَكَ الغُرّا

عَطَّلَتِ الياقوتَ وَالدُرّا

عَطَّلَتِ الياقوتَ وَالدُرّا

I see that your radiant words

I see your precious words

have made rubies and pearls needless.

That have humbled ruby and pearl

لَكَ الكَلامُ الحُرّ يا مَن غَدَت

لَكَ الكَلامُ الحُرّ يا مَن غَدَت

أَفعالُهُ تَستَبعِدُ الحُرّا

أَفعالُهُ تَستَبعِدُ الحُرّا

Yours is noble speech, O you whose

You have free speech, O you whose

deeds have come to keep the free man at a distance.

Deeds reject the free