أَنتَ المُقابَلُ وَالمُدا

أَنتَ المُقابَلُ وَالمُدا

بَرُ في المَناسِبِ وَالعَديدِ

بَرُ في المَناسِبِ وَالعَديدِ

You are noble on both sides of your

You are the counterpart and the equal

ancestry, in lineage and the number of your kin,

Excelling on many an occasion

بَينَ العُمومَةِ وَالخُؤو

بَينَ العُمومَةِ وَالخُؤو

لَةِ وَالأُبُوَّةِ وَالجُدودِ

لَةِ وَالأُبُوَّةِ وَالجُدودِ

among paternal uncles and maternal

Between generality and specificity

uncles, fathers, and forefathers.

Fatherhood and ancestry

فَإِذا انتَمَيتَ إِلى أَبي

فَإِذا انتَمَيتَ إِلى أَبي

كَ فَأَنتَ في المَجدِ المَشيدِ

كَ فَأَنتَ في المَجدِ المَشيدِ

So when you trace your descent to your

So if you claim descent from my father

father, you stand in lofty glory;

You are of celebrated glory

وَإِذا انتَمى خالٌ فَما

وَإِذا انتَمى خالٌ فَما

خالٌ بِأَكرَمَ مِن يَزيدِ

خالٌ بِأَكرَمَ مِن يَزيدِ

and when a maternal uncle declares his lineage, no

And if a maternal uncle claims descent

maternal uncle is nobler than Yazid.

No uncle is nobler than Yazid