يا أَكرَمَ الناسِ آباءً وَمُفتَخَرا

يا أَكرَمَ الناسِ آباءً وَمُفتَخَرا

وَأَلأَمَ الناسِ مَبلُوّاً وَمُختَبَرا

وَأَلأَمَ الناسِ مَبلُوّاً وَمُختَبَرا

O noblest of men in ancestry and grounds for pride,

O you who is most honoured in ancestry and pride

And basest of men when tried and tested!

And most tried and tested among mankind in adversity

يُغضي الرِجالُ إِذا آباؤُهُ ذُكِروا

يُغضي الرِجالُ إِذا آباؤُهُ ذُكِروا

لَهُ وَيُغضي لَهُم إِن فِعلُهُ ذُكِرا

لَهُ وَيُغضي لَهُم إِن فِعلُهُ ذُكِرا

Men lower their gaze when his forefathers are mentioned,

Men lower their gaze when their fathers are mentioned

In deference to him; and he lowers his before them if his conduct is mentioned.

And they lower their gaze for them if their own deeds are mentioned