1. Is there a messenger to inform
All the Arabs about me

2. Those who are alive among them
And those buried in the dust

3. That I am of noble lineage
Supreme among men of rank

4. My grandfather whose name
Emperors of Persia and Assyria revered

5. And my uncle the Caesar when
I recount my ancestry

6. How many a crowned ancestor do I have
Wearing his crown with pride

7. He sits majestic in his court
Knelt before in reverence

8. He arrives at his court in the morning
In robes of glowing brocade

9. The most privileged in finery
And eminent behind the veil

10. The peacocks hurry to him
With platters of gold

11. None had quenched their thirst with a drink
In jeweled goblets like he had

12. Nor had the camel of my forefather
Ever suffered mange

13. Nor did he visit Hanzala
To pierce it with an arrow

14. Nor did he go to Orfotah
To strike it with a staff

15. We never roasted a rat
Twitching its tail

16. Nor did I cringe or
Eat the meat of lizards

17. Nor did my father ever
Stoke a fire for warmth

18. Nor did he covet and
Yearn for statues

19. Never did my father
Ride an emaciated camel

20. We are kings who never
Receded into the past

21. It was us who brought the steeds from
Balkh, no lie

22. Until we watered them, never
Seeing the rivers of Aleppo

23. Until they trampled Syria
The land of fortresses, with their hooves

24. Then we marched with them to Egypt
In an army clad in armor

25. Until we seized its reign
With our own conquered reign

26. The steeds yielded, taking us to
Wondrous Tangier

27. Until we restored the rule to
The people of the Arab Prophet

28. With it he shakes the forefather of excellence
The best of Quraysh in relation to the Prophet

29. Who is it that resisted guidance
And the faith was not seized?

30. Who opposed it
Or fought and was not plundered?

31. We rage for God and for
Islam, captives of wrath

32. I am the son of the lofty branch of Fares
The zealous defender on its behalf

33. We are the ones with the crowns and
The prevailing mighty rule