جَزى اللَهُ رَبُّ الناسِ خَيرَ جَزائِهِ

جَزى اللَهُ رَبُّ الناسِ خَيرَ جَزائِهِ

أَبا ماعِزٍ مِن عامِلٍ وَصَديقِ

أَبا ماعِزٍ مِن عامِلٍ وَصَديقِ

May God, Lord of humankind, grant His finest reward

May the Lord of mankind reward Abu Ma'iz

to Abu Maʿiz, as an official and a friend.

The best reward for a worker and friend

قَضى حاجَتي بِالحَقِّ ثُم أَجازَها

قَضى حاجَتي بِالحَقِّ ثُم أَجازَها

بِصِدقٍ وَبَعضُ القَومِ غَيرُ صَدوقِ

بِصِدقٍ وَبَعضُ القَومِ غَيرُ صَدوقِ

He fulfilled my request justly, then carried it through

He fulfilled my need truthfully, though some people

in good faith, though some people are not truthful.

Are not truthful

وَلَمّا رَآني مُقبِلاً قالَ مَرحَباً

وَلَمّا رَآني مُقبِلاً قالَ مَرحَباً

أَلا مَرحباً واديكَ غَيرَ مَضيقِ

أَلا مَرحباً واديكَ غَيرَ مَضيقِ

And when he saw me approaching, he said, “Welcome!

When he saw me coming, he said "Welcome!"

Welcome indeed! Your valley is not narrow!”

Indeed, welcome - your valley is not narrow

تَوَرَّثتَ مِن دودانَ مَجداً وَسؤدُداً

تَوَرَّثتَ مِن دودانَ مَجداً وَسؤدُداً

وَلَستَ كَمَن يَغبى بِغَيرِ لُصوقِ

وَلَستَ كَمَن يَغبى بِغَيرِ لُصوقِ

You inherited from Dudan glory and eminence,

You have inherited glory and friendship from your ancestors

and are not like one left obscure without attaching himself to others.

And you are not like one who is absent without excuse

بَنى لَكَ عَبدُ اللَهِ بَيتاً بِيافِعٍ

بَنى لَكَ عَبدُ اللَهِ بَيتاً بِيافِعٍ

عَلى كُلِّ وادٍ حَولَهُ وَطَريقِ

عَلى كُلِّ وادٍ حَولَهُ وَطَريقِ

Abd Allah built you a house upon a height,

Abdullah has built you a house in Yafi'

above every valley and road around it.

On every valley around it and road

وَخَيرُ خَبيءٍ في امرءٍ عِندَ مَوطِنٍ

وَخَيرُ خَبيءٍ في امرءٍ عِندَ مَوطِنٍ

إِذا جَمَعَ الإِسلامَ مَجدُ عُروقِ

إِذا جَمَعَ الإِسلامَ مَجدُ عُروقِ

And the finest treasure hidden in a man at a time of trial

And the best refuge for a man in his homeland

is ancestral glory, when joined with Islam.

Is when the glory of ancestry combines with Islam