لِمَنْ أَشكُو لِمَنْ والنَّاسُ سَمْحٌ

لِمَنْ أَشكُو لِمَنْ والنَّاسُ سَمْحٌ

فَقِيرٌ أَوْ غَنِىٌّ غَيرُ سَمْحِ

فَقِيرٌ أَوْ غَنِىٌّ غَيرُ سَمْحِ

To whom shall I complain—to whom—when people are either generous

To whom can I complain, to whom, when people are unkind?

And poor, or rich and ungenerous?

Whether poor or rich, they are unkind.

فَلَمْ أَبْلُغْ بِمَدْحِى رَأْسَ مَالي

فَلَمْ أَبْلُغْ بِمَدْحِى رَأْسَ مَالي

فَلَسْتُ مُصَدِّعاً رَأْسِي بِمَدْحِ

فَلَسْتُ مُصَدِّعاً رَأْسِي بِمَدْحِ

So I have not recouped my capital through my praise;

So I have not reached my goal with my praises,

So I will not give myself a headache with praise.

And I do not knock my head in praises.