لِي هِمَّةٌ لا تَشْتَكِي إنْ نالها

لِي هِمَّةٌ لا تَشْتَكِي إنْ نالها

ضُرٌّ إلَى أَحَدٍ سِوَى الرَّحْمَنِ

ضُرٌّ إلَى أَحَدٍ سِوَى الرَّحْمَنِ

I have a proud spirit that, if harm befalls it, makes no complaint

Mine is a resolve that does not complain, should it suffer

to anyone but the All-Merciful,

harm, to anyone but the All-Merciful.

الموْتُ دُونَ خُضُوعِها في مَطْلَبٍ

الموْتُ دُونَ خُضُوعِها في مَطْلَبٍ

يُرْجَى عَلَى طَمَعٍ منَ الإنْسانِ

يُرْجَى عَلَى طَمَعٍ منَ الإنْسانِ

the One to whom complaint is made—without abasing itself in pursuit of something

Death is preferable to its submission for a favor

desired, out of craving, from a human being.

eagerly hoped for from another human being.

فَتَحَمُّلُ الأثْقالِ اَيْسَرُ مُؤْنَةً

فَتَحَمُّلُ الأثْقالِ اَيْسَرُ مُؤْنَةً

مِنْ حَمْلِ أعبا مِنَّةِ الإحْسانِ

مِنْ حَمْلِ أعبا مِنَّةِ الإحْسانِ

For bearing heavy loads is less burdensome

For bearing heavy loads is less taxing

than bearing the weight of a benefactor’s favor.

than carrying the burdens of indebtedness for kindness.