عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ يَبْغي مَدايَ وَقَدْ رَأَى

عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ يَبْغي مَدايَ وَقَدْ رَأَى

مَساحِبَ ذَيْلي فَوْقَ هامِ الفَراقِدِ

مَساحِبَ ذَيْلي فَوْقَ هامِ الفَراقِدِ

I marvel at one who seeks to match my stature, though he has already seen

I'm amazed by those who crave my demise when they've seen

The sweep of my hem above the heads of the Farqad stars.

The trails of my robe above the resting place of the eminent.

وَلي نَسَبٌ في الحَيِّ عالٍ يَفاعُهُ

وَلي نَسَبٌ في الحَيِّ عالٍ يَفاعُهُ

رَحِيبُ مَسارِي العِرْقِ زاكي المَحاتِدِ

رَحِيبُ مَسارِي العِرْقِ زاكي المَحاتِدِ

And I have a lineage in the tribe whose summit is lofty,

I have a glorious lineage among the living that calls for pride,

Broad in the channels of its bloodline, pure in its ancestral roots.

A place of honor, of flowing virtue and sharpened blades.

وَفيَّ مِنَ الفَضلِ الّذِي لَوْ ذَكَرْتُهُ

وَفيَّ مِنَ الفَضلِ الّذِي لَوْ ذَكَرْتُهُ

كَفانِيَ أَنْ أُزْهَى بِجَدٍّ وَوالِدِ

كَفانِيَ أَنْ أُزْهَى بِجَدٍّ وَوالِدِ

And in me is such excellence that, were I to recount it,

I have such excellence, that if I mentioned it,

It would spare me the need to boast of grandfather and father.

It would suffice that I be adorned by ancestors and father.

وَرِثْنا العُلا وَهْيَ الَّتي خُلِقَتْ لَنا

وَرِثْنا العُلا وَهْيَ الَّتي خُلِقَتْ لَنا

وَنَحْنُ خُلِقْنا لِلْعُلا وَالمَحامِدِ

وَنَحْنُ خُلِقْنا لِلْعُلا وَالمَحامِدِ

We inherited glory—and it was created for us—

We inherited greatness, which was created for us,

And we were created for glory and praiseworthy deeds.

And we were created for greatness and glory.

أَبَاً فَأَبَاً مِنْ عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ وَهكذا

أَبَاً فَأَبَاً مِنْ عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ وَهكذا

إِلى آدَمٍ لَمْ يَنْمِنا غَيْرُ مَاجِدِ

إِلى آدَمٍ لَمْ يَنْمِنا غَيْرُ مَاجِدِ

Father after father, from ʿAbd Shams, and thus

Father after father, from Abd al-Shams and so on

Back to Adam, none but a noble man begot us.

To Adam - we slept none but the glorious.