إِذا ما رايَةٌ رُفِعَت لِمَجدٍ

إِذا ما رايَةٌ رُفِعَت لِمَجدٍ

وَقَصَّرَ مُبتَغوها عَن مَداها

وَقَصَّرَ مُبتَغوها عَن مَداها

Whenever a banner was raised for glory,

When the flag is raised in glory

and those who sought it fell short of its height,

And those who seek it fall short of its reach

وَضاقَت أَذرُعُ المُثرينَ عَنها

وَضاقَت أَذرُعُ المُثرينَ عَنها

سَما أَوسٌ إِلَيها فَاِحتَواها

سَما أَوسٌ إِلَيها فَاِحتَواها

and the arms of the wealthy could not reach it,

And the arms of its raisers tighten around it

Aws rose toward it and made it his own.

Aws flies high to embrace it