لولاwere it not for الحياءُmodesty وأننيand that I am مشهورُrenowned
لولا الحياءُ وأنني مشهورُ
والعيبُand a fault يعلقُclings بالكبيرto a great man كبيرُgrave
والعيبُ يعلقُ بالكبير كبيرُ
Were it not for modesty and the fact that I am renowned,
And a fault that clings to a great man is grave,
لحللتI would have settled in منزلناour home الذيwhich نحتلهُwe inhabit it
لحللت منزلنا الذي نحتلهُ
ولكانand would have been منزلناour home هوit المهجورُthe deserted one
ولكان منزلنا هو المهجورُ
I would have settled in our home, which we inhabit,
And our home would have been the deserted one.