شَرفٌ كالسَّماءِ تَطلعُ فيه

شَرفٌ كالسَّماءِ تَطلعُ فيه

عَزَماتٌ كأنَّهنَّ نُجُومُ

عَزَماتٌ كأنَّهنَّ نُجُومُ

An honor like the sky, where there rise

Honor like the sky, in which rise

lofty resolves as though they were stars;

Firm resolves, as though they were stars.

رَفعَتها أكارمٌ كلَّما ما

رَفعَتها أكارمٌ كلَّما ما

تَ كريمٌ عَنها بَناها كَريمُ

تَ كريمٌ عَنها بَناها كَريمُ

noble men have raised it; whenever

Noble men raised it; whenever

one noble man leaves it in death, another builds it anew.

A noble died and left it, another noble built it.

فالحُسينُ بنُ طاهرٍ وأبُوهُ

فالحُسينُ بنُ طاهرٍ وأبُوهُ

وابنُه طاهِرٌ وإبراهِيمُ

وابنُه طاهِرٌ وإبراهِيمُ

Such are al-Husayn ibn Tahir and his father,

So did al-Husayn son of Tahir, and his father,

his son Tahir, and Ibrahim—

And his son Tahir, and Ibrahim,

بأكفٍّ تَجلُو الغُيومَ من العُد

بأكفٍّ تَجلُو الغُيومَ من العُد

مِ عن المُعدَمِينَ وهيَ غُيومُ

مِ عن المُعدَمِينَ وهيَ غُيومُ

with hands that drive the clouds of want

With hands that clear the clouds of destitution

from the destitute, though they themselves are rain clouds;

From the destitute, though they themselves are clouds;

وعَطايا لَها على البُعدِ بِشرٌ

وعَطايا لَها على البُعدِ بِشرٌ

يَستَدلُّ العافي بهِ ويَشيمُ

يَستَدلُّ العافي بهِ ويَشيمُ

and gifts whose glad promise, even from afar,

And gifts whose cheerful aspect is seen from afar:

guides the seeker of bounty, who watches for rain.

The seeker of bounty is guided by it and watches for rain.