1. Whatever good or evil is in me, it is
The nature of my fathers, and the deeds of my forebears.
١. وَمَا فيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ وَشرّ فإنَّهَا
سَجِيَّةُ أبائي وَفِعْلُ جُدُودِي
2. They are my tribe, and I branch from them,
And in adversity I return to their ways.
٢. هُمُ القَوْمُ فَرْعِي مِنْهُمْ مُتَفَرَعٌ
وَعُودُهُمْ عِنْدَ الحَوَادِثِ عُودِي