مَنwhoever يَكُmay be عَنّاabout us مَعشَرَpeople of الأَسدِal-Asd سائِلاًasking
مَن يَكُ عَنّا مَعشَرَ الأَسدِ سائِلاً
فَنَحنُthen we بَنوsons of الغَوثِal-Ghawth بنِson of زَيدِZayd بنِson of مالِكِMalik
فَنَحنُ بَنو الغَوثِ بنِ زَيدِ بنِ مالِكِ
If anyone asks about us, the people of al-Asd,
Who will ask of us, company of lions
then we are the sons of al-Ghawth, son of Zayd, son of Malik,
We are the sons of succor, sons of Zayd son of Malik
لِزَيدِof Zayd اِبنِson of كَهلانَKahlan الَّذيwho نالَreached عِزُّهُhis glory
لِزَيدِ اِبنِ كَهلانَ الَّذي نالَ عِزُّهُ
قَديماًlong ago ذَرارِيَّthe summits of النُجومِthe stars الشَوابِكِinterwoven
قَديماً ذَرارِيَّ النُجومِ الشَوابِكِ
descended from Zayd, son of Kahlan, whose glory reached
Of Zayd son of Kahlān who attained his glory
long ago the summits of the interwoven stars.
Long ago, scions of splendid stars
إِذاwhen القَومُthe people عَدّواrecount مَجدَهُمtheir glory وَفَعالَهُمand their deeds
إِذا القَومُ عَدّوا مَجدَهُم وَفَعالَهُم
وَأَيّامَهُمand their days عِندَat اِلتِقاءِthe gathering of المَناسِكِthe sacred rites
وَأَيّامَهُم عِندَ اِلتِقاءِ المَناسِكِ
When the people recount their glory and their deeds,
If a people recount their glory and deeds
and their days, when they gather for the sacred rites,
And their days at sanctified convocation
وَجَدتَyou find لَناfor us فَضلاًa distinction يُقِرُّadmits لَناin our favor بِهِto it
وَجَدتَ لَنا فَضلاً يُقِرُّ لَنا بِهِ
إِذاwhen ماever (emphatic) فَخَرناwe boast كُلُّevery باقٍliving one وَهالِكِand dead one
إِذا ما فَخَرنا كُلُّ باقٍ وَهالِكِ
you find in us a distinction acknowledged as ours,
You will find we have surplus merit that gives
whenever we boast, by all the living and the dead.
When we vaunt, all else perished and gone
وَيَعرُبُand Ya'rub يَنميهِgives him his lineage لِقَحطانَto Qahtan يَنتَميtraces his descent
وَيَعرُبُ يَنميهِ لِقَحطانَ يَنتَمي
لِهودٍto Hud نَبِيَّprophet of اللَهِGod فَوقَabove الحَبائِكِthe woven heavens
لِهودٍ نَبِيَّ اللَهِ فَوقَ الحَبائِكِ
And Ya'rub gives him his lineage; to Qahtan he traces his descent,
Arab stock that traces its line to Qahtan
to Hud, prophet of God above the woven heavens.
To Hud the prophet of God, past all twining
يَمانونَYemenis عادِيّونَdescendants of 'Ad لَمnot يَلتَبِسhas mingled بِناwith us
يَمانونَ عادِيّونَ لَم يَلتَبِس بِنا
مُناسِبُlineages شابَتwere mixed مِنfrom أُليthese وَأولَئِكِand those
مُناسِبُ شابَت مِن أُلي وَأولَئِكِ
Yemenis, of 'Ad: with us have never mingled
Yamanites, Adnanites, none confound us
lineages mixed from these folk and those.
With kindred whose glories are other than ours
Sol 6.1