مُعاذٌ ملاذٌ لزُوّادِه

مُعاذٌ ملاذٌ لزُوّادِه

ولا جارَ أكرَمُ من جارِهِ

ولا جارَ أكرَمُ من جارِهِ

Mu‘adh is a refuge for those seeking his bounty;

Mu'adh is a refuge for his intimates

Mu'adh is a sanctuary for those who seek his bounty,

and no neighbor is more honored than his neighbor.

And no neighbor is more generous than his neighbor

And no neighbor is more honored than the one beside him.

كأنّ الحطيمَ على بابهِ

كأنّ الحطيمَ على بابهِ

وزَمزَمَ والبيتَ في دارهِ

وزَمزَمَ والبيتَ في دارهِ

It is as though al-Hatim were at his door,

As if firewood were at his door

It is as though the sacred Hatim stood at his gate,

and Zamzam and the Sacred House were in his dwelling.

And Zamzam and home were in his abode

And the well of Zamzam and the Holy House within his dwelling.

وكم من حريقِ أتى مرَّةً

وكم من حريقِ أتى مرَّةً

فلَم يعمَلِ الماءُ في نارِهِ

فلَم يعمَلِ الماءُ في نارِهِ

And many a man aflame has come once,

And how many fires came once

How often has a burning blaze approached him,

yet water had no effect on his fire.

But the water did not work against its flames

Yet water remained powerless against his fire.