1. نَزَلنا بِمُستَنِّ المَكارِمِ وَالعُلى

    فَلَم نُبقِ فَضلاً لِلرِجالِ وَلا مَجدا

    We have settled in the arena of noble deeds and eminence,

    And left men neither excellence nor glory.

  2. وَلَيسَ نَرى لِلفَضلِ وَالمَجدِ دونَنا

    عَلى حالَةٍ قَصداً وَلا خَلفَنا مَغدى

    And we see, for excellence and glory, short of us,

    No goal in any circumstance, nor beyond us a destination at dawn.

  3. نَماني قُرومٌ مِن ذَوائِبِ غالِبٍ

    يَمُدّونَ بي في كُلِّ طَودِ عُلىً مَدّا

    Chieftains from Ghalib's highest ranks gave me my lineage;

    They carry me far up every mountain of eminence.

  4. لَئِن جَحَدوا أَنّي اِبنُ خَيرِ الوَرى أَباً

    فَلَن يَجحَدوا أَنّي اِبنُ خَيرِ الوَرى جَدّاً

    Even if they deny that my father is the best of humankind,

    They will not deny that my grandfather is the best of humankind.