فَنَحنُ بَنو قَحطانُ وَالمُلكُ وَالعُلا

فَنَحنُ بَنو قَحطانُ وَالمُلكُ وَالعُلا

وَمِنّا نَبِيُّ اللَهِ هودُ الأَحابِرِ

وَمِنّا نَبِيُّ اللَهِ هودُ الأَحابِرِ

So we are Qahtan’s sons; kingship and high glory are ours.

We are the sons of Qahtan, possessing kingship and might

And among us is God’s prophet, Hud of the sages.

Among us is Allah's prophet Hud of wise descent

وَإِدريسُ ما إِن كانَ في الناسِ مِثلُهُ

وَإِدريسُ ما إِن كانَ في الناسِ مِثلُهُ

وَلا مِثلُ ذي القَرنَينِ أَبنارِ عابِرِ

وَلا مِثلُ ذي القَرنَينِ أَبنارِ عابِرِ

And Idris—no one among mankind was his equal,

And Idris, none among men can equal his worth

nor anyone like Dhul-Qarnayn—“Abnar ʿAbir” [wording unclear].

Nor anyone match Dhul Qarnayn, crosser of great heights

وَصالِحُ وَالمَرحومُ يونُسُ بَعدَما

وَصالِحُ وَالمَرحومُ يونُسُ بَعدَما

أَلاتَ بِهِ حوتٌ بِأَخلَبَ زاخِرِ

أَلاتَ بِهِ حوتٌ بِأَخلَبَ زاخِرِ

And Salih, and Yunus, shown mercy after

Saleh, and after being swallowed by a whale

a fish bore him away in a surging, murky sea.

Jonah, though grieved, was saved from that dire plight

شُعَيبٌ وَإِلياسُ وَذو الكَفلِ كُلُّهُم

شُعَيبٌ وَإِلياسُ وَذو الكَفلِ كُلُّهُم

يَمانونَ قَد فازوا بِطيبِ السَرائِرِ

يَمانونَ قَد فازوا بِطيبِ السَرائِرِ

Shuʿayb, and Ilyas, and Dhul-Kifl—all of them

Shuaib, Elias, and the Owner of the Two Horns

are Yemenis who have attained success through purity of intention.

All from Yemen, triumphing in their splendid feats