لعمري خالدي ذو عباة

لعمري خالدي ذو عباة

علي أعز من شهم غريب

علي أعز من شهم غريب

By my life, my Khālidi is a man of devotion,

By my life, my Khalid, clad in a cloak,

dearer to me than a stranger who has gone far.

is dearer to me than a noble-hearted stranger.

وعطفي للغريب بعيد أهلي

وعطفي للغريب بعيد أهلي

لأن اللَه الزم بالقريب

لأن اللَه الزم بالقريب

My compassion is for the stranger, while my own family is far away,

And my kindness to the stranger comes after my kin,

for God has made care for one’s kin binding.

because God has enjoined duty toward kin.