رَأَيتُ ثَناءَ الناسِ بِالقَولِ طَيِّباً

رَأَيتُ ثَناءَ الناسِ بِالقَولِ طَيِّباً

عَلَيكَ وَقالوا ماجِدٌ وَاِبنُ ماجِدِ

عَلَيكَ وَقالوا ماجِدٌ وَاِبنُ ماجِدِ

I found the people's spoken praise pleasing—

I saw people praising you with pleasant words

Their praise of you; they said, 'A noble man, and the son of a noble man.'

And they said, glorious and son of the glorious

بَني الحارِثِ السامينَ لِلمَجدِ إِنَّكُم

بَني الحارِثِ السامينَ لِلمَجدِ إِنَّكُم

بَنَيتُم بِناءً غَيرُ بائِدِ

بَنَيتُم بِناءً غَيرُ بائِدِ

O sons of al-Harith, aspiring to glory, indeed you

O sons of Al-Harith, eminent in glory, you

Have built an edifice that will not perish.

Have built a lasting monument

هَنيئاً لِما أَعطاكُمُ اللَهُ وَاعلَموا

هَنيئاً لِما أَعطاكُمُ اللَهُ وَاعلَموا

بَأَنّي سَأُطري خالِداً في القَصائِدِ

بَأَنّي سَأُطري خالِداً في القَصائِدِ

Joy to you for what God has given you, and know

Congratulations for what Allah has given you, and know

That I shall extol Khalid in verse.

That I will fly immortal in poems

فَإِن يَكُ عُتّابٌ مَضى لِسَبيلِهِ

فَإِن يَكُ عُتّابٌ مَضى لِسَبيلِهِ

فَما ماتَ مَن يَبقى لَهُ مِثلُ خالِدِ

فَما ماتَ مَن يَبقى لَهُ مِثلُ خالِدِ

For if Uttab has gone his way,

If Utba has passed away following his path

Then he who leaves behind one like Khalid has not died.

One like Khalid does not die if his like remains