حبهم فرضي ونفلي

حبهم فرضي ونفلي

وحديثي ثم شغلي

وحديثي ثم شغلي

To love them is my sacred duty and my voluntary devotion,

Loving them is my duty and my voluntary devotion.

the theme of my talk, then my abiding concern;

And my conversation, then my occupation.

واليهم حبل وصلي

واليهم حبل وصلي

درة العقد الثمين

درة العقد الثمين

and to them runs the cord that binds me—

And the cord of my bond leads to them.

the pearl in the precious necklace:

The pearl of the precious necklace.

أمهم جل علاها

أمهم جل علاها

عطر الكون شذاها

عطر الكون شذاها

their mother—sublime is her exalted station.

Their mother—exalted is her eminence.

Her fragrance is the perfume of the universe;

Her fragrance perfumed the universe.

ما حوى الدهر سواها

ما حوى الدهر سواها

بنت جود بنت دين

بنت جود بنت دين

the ages have held no other like her—

Time has encompassed none but her.

a daughter of bounty, a daughter of faith.

A daughter of generosity, a daughter of faith.