لولاwere it not for امتداحُpraise الأَناسيthe people الأَرذَلينَthe basest لماwould not have
لولا امتداحُ الأَناسي الأَرذَلينَ لما
لَوَّثتُI sullied يوماًever نَقاpurity عِرضيmy honor بثَلبِهِمby reviling them
لَوَّثتُ يوماً نَقا عِرضي بثَلبِهِم
Were it not for the praise of the basest people, I would not
ever have sullied the purity of my honor by reviling them.
مُذsince عظَّمَexalted الناسُthe people ذاone possessing نقصٍdeficiency ومَحقَرةٍand baseness
مُذ عظَّمَ الناسُ ذا نقصٍ ومَحقَرةٍ
أَكرَهتُI forced ذاتيmyself علىto إِظهارِexposing كِذبِهمtheir lies
أَكرَهتُ ذاتي على إِظهارِ كِذبِهم
Since people exalted one flawed and base,
I forced myself to expose their lies.