لَو كانَ يَقعُدُ فَوقَ الشَمسِ مِن كَرَمٍ

لَو كانَ يَقعُدُ فَوقَ الشَمسِ مِن كَرَمٍ

قَومٌ لَقيلَ اِقعُدوا يا آلَ عَبّاسِ

قَومٌ لَقيلَ اِقعُدوا يا آلَ عَبّاسِ

If a people could sit above the sun by virtue of generosity,

If from generosity a people sat atop the sun,

It would be said: "Sit, O House of Abbas!

it would be said "Sit, O Abbasids."

ثُمَّ اِرتَقوا في شُعاعِ الشَمسِ كُلَّكُم

ثُمَّ اِرتَقوا في شُعاعِ الشَمسِ كُلَّكُم

إِلى السَماءِ فَأَنتُم سادةُ النَاسِ

إِلى السَماءِ فَأَنتُم سادةُ النَاسِ

Then ascend in the sun's rays, all of you,

Then all of you ascend into the sun's rays

To the sky, for you are the lords of mankind."

to the sky, for you are the masters of mankind.