وَإِنَّ لَنا النارَ القَديمَةَ لِلقِرى

وَإِنَّ لَنا النارَ القَديمَةَ لِلقِرى

تُؤَرَّثُ مِن أولى الزَمانِ وَتورَثُ

تُؤَرَّثُ مِن أولى الزَمانِ وَتورَثُ

And indeed, ours is the ancient fire of hospitality,

We have inherited fire from time immemorial for cities,

stoked since the earliest times and handed down.

Handing it down since the dawn of time to our heirs.

لَنا القَدَمُ الأولى إِلى كُلِّ غايَةٍ

لَنا القَدَمُ الأولى إِلى كُلِّ غايَةٍ

وَسُعيانُ شَيءٍ فارِطٌ وَمُلَبَّثُ

وَسُعيانُ شَيءٍ فارِطٌ وَمُلَبَّثُ

Ours is the first step toward every goal;

We were the first everywhere with every undertaking,

and among those pursuing a thing, one goes ahead and another is held back.

While others scrambled vainly to catch up.

وَفي الناسِ أَخيافٌ جَهامٌ وَماطِرٌ

وَفي الناسِ أَخيافٌ جَهامٌ وَماطِرٌ

وَنابٌ وَمَضّاءٌ وَبازٌ وَأَبغَثُ

وَنابٌ وَمَضّاءٌ وَبازٌ وَأَبغَثُ

And among people are diverse kinds: a rainless cloud and a rain-bearing one,

Among mankind we are warriors, valorous and resolute,

a blunt blade and a keen one, a hawk and a weak, mottled bird.

Lions, shining lights, and swooping eagles.