ياO مَنyou who سَجِيَّتُهُhis nature النَدىgenerosity
يا مَن سَجِيَّتُهُ النَدى
أَهوِنhow trifling! بِإرجافِwith the rumor-mongering of العِداthe enemies
أَهوِن بِإرجافِ العِدا
O you whose nature is generosity,
O you whose nature is fresh as the dew
How trifling are the enemies’ malicious rumors!
Would you be perturbed by the threats of foes?
لَوif كانَwere ماwhat قولواthey alleged إِذاًthen
لَو كانَ ما قولوا إِذاً
كُنّاwe would نَكونُbe لَكَfor you الفِداthe ransom
كُنّا نَكونُ لَكَ الفِدا
If what they alleged were true, then
If what they say were true
we would offer ourselves as your ransom.
We would ransom ourselves for your sake
فَتَرَدَّso cloak yourself بِالعِزِّin glory الَّذيthat
فَتَرَدَّ بِالعِزِّ الَّذي
ماnot إِنreinforcing the negation يُدَنِّسُهُstains it الرَدىdeath
ما إِن يُدَنِّسُهُ الرَدى
So cloak yourself in the glory that
But you retorted with the honor that
death cannot stain.
Cannot be sullied by their calumny
فَأَغَرُّfor the radiance of جاهَكَyour standing سابِقٌracing ahead
فَأَغَرُّ جاهَكَ سابِقٌ
ماnot يُدرِكونَthey reach لَهُfor it مَدىa limit
ما يُدرِكونَ لَهُ مَدى
For the radiance of your standing races ahead—
So the splendor of your glory outstrips
they cannot reach its bounds.
What they can ever hope to grasp