أَرى الزِعُلَ اِبنَ عُروَةَ حينَ يَجري

أَرى الزِعُلَ اِبنَ عُروَةَ حينَ يَجري

إِذا جارى إِلى أَمَدِ الرِهانِ

إِذا جارى إِلى أَمَدِ الرِهانِ

I see al-Ziʿul, son of ʿUrwa, as he runs,

I see Ibn Urwah's son when he runs

When he races to the finish of the wagered contest.

When he competes to the farthest goal

وَسَوفَ يَرى اِبنُ عُروَةَ حينَ نَجري

وَسَوفَ يَرى اِبنُ عُروَةَ حينَ نَجري

إِلى الغاياتِ يَومَ يَرى مَكاني

إِلى الغاياتِ يَومَ يَرى مَكاني

And the son of ʿUrwa will see, when we race

And Ibn Urwah's son will see when we run

Toward the finish lines, on the day he sees my position.

To the farthest limits on the day he sees my position

فَمَن يَكُ مِن ذُرى عِزٍّ وَمَجدٍ

فَمَن يَكُ مِن ذُرى عِزٍّ وَمَجدٍ

فَمِن آبائِكَ الغُرَرِ الرِزانِ

فَمِن آبائِكَ الغُرَرِ الرِزانِ

So whoever stands among the heights of honor and glory

So whoever is of noble and glorious ancestry

Comes from your illustrious, dignified forefathers.

Is from your brilliant and steadfast forefathers

وَرِثتَ فَلَم تُضَيِّع مَأثُراتٍ

وَرِثتَ فَلَم تُضَيِّع مَأثُراتٍ

وَقَصَّرَ عَن بِنائِكَ كُلُّ بانِ

وَقَصَّرَ عَن بِنائِكَ كُلُّ بانِ

You inherited noble traditions and did not neglect them,

You inherited and did not squander glories

And every builder fell short of your edifice.

And every builder fell short of your building

وَتَنهَضُ حينَ تَنهَضُ لِلمَعالي

وَتَنهَضُ حينَ تَنهَضُ لِلمَعالي

وَتَنطِقُ حينَ تَنطِقُ بِالبَيانِ

وَتَنطِقُ حينَ تَنطِقُ بِالبَيانِ

And when you rise, you rise for lofty honors;

And you rise up when you rise up for great deeds

And when you speak, you speak with eloquence.

And you speak when you speak with eloquence

وَتُعطي العُرفَ عَفواً سائِليهِ

وَتُعطي العُرفَ عَفواً سائِليهِ

وَتُروي الزاعِبِيَّةَ في الطِعانِ

وَتُروي الزاعِبِيَّةَ في الطِعانِ

And you freely give bounty to those who ask for it,

And you pardon when asked in custom

And you slake the Zāʿibī spears in spear combat.

And you give drink to the slanderers in blame

وَتَضرِبُ حينَ تَضرِبُ لِلمَعالي

وَتَضرِبُ حينَ تَضرِبُ لِلمَعالي

مَكانَ الجَوزِ مِن عَقدِ العِنانِ

مَكانَ الجَوزِ مِن عَقدِ العِنانِ

And when you strike for lofty honors, you strike

And you strike when you strike for great deeds

At the center of the knot of the reins.

In the place of genius from the knot of determination