إِذا لَبِسوا عَمائمهم ثَنَوها

إِذا لَبِسوا عَمائمهم ثَنَوها

عَلى كَرَم وَإِن سَفَروا أَناروا

عَلى كَرَم وَإِن سَفَروا أَناروا

When they don their turbans, they wrap them

When they don their turbans, they twist them

When they wind their turbans, they fold them over honor; and should they unveil, they radiate light.

over nobility; and if they uncover their faces, they shine.

with generosity, and when they travel, they illuminate the way.

Others buy and sell on their behalf, yet with swords alone are they merchants.

يَبيع وَيَشتَري لَهمُ سِواهم

يَبيع وَيَشتَري لَهمُ سِواهم

وَلَكِن بِالسُيوف همُ تِجار

وَلَكِن بِالسُيوف همُ تِجار

Others sell and buy for them,

Others trade and barter for them,

If you become a neighbor to the Banu Khuraym, you are neighbor to the noblest of men and Jinn.

but with swords they are merchants.

but they are merchants only with swords.

إِذا ما كُنتَ جار بني خُريم

إِذا ما كُنتَ جار بني خُريم

فَأَنتَ لأكرم الثِقلَينِ جار

فَأَنتَ لأكرم الثِقلَينِ جار

If ever you are a neighbor of the sons of Khuraym,

When you are a neighbor of the sons of Khuzaymah,

then you are a neighbor to the noblest among humans and jinn.

then you are a neighbor of the noblest of the two burdens.