لَنا عُيونٌ لِنَحوِ المَجدِ رامِقةٌ
وَأَلسنٌ بِمَديحِ المَجدِ ناطِقة
We have eyes gazing toward glory,
We have eyes aspiring for glory
And tongues speaking in praise of glory,
And tongues praising glory
وَهِمّةٌ في اِكتِسابِ المَجدِ صادِقة
لَنا نُفوسٌ لِنَيلِ المَجدِ عاشِقَة
And resolve sincere in winning glory.
And a will sincere in seeking glory
We have souls enamored of attaining glory,
We have souls enamored with attaining glory
وَلَو تَسَلَّت أَسَلناها عَلى الأَسَلِ
لِلمَجدِ فَخرٌ بِعالينا وَسافِلِنا
And even if they ceased yearning, we would spill them upon the spears.
And if swords were drawn, we would unsheathe ours
Glory takes pride in the high and low among us.
Glory is our pride, both for our nobles and commons
لا يَنَشَأ المَجد إِلّا مِن شَمائِلنا
لا يَشرَبُ المَجدُ إلّا مِن مَناهِلِنا
Glory arises only from our virtues.
Glory arises only from our qualities
Glory drinks only from our watering places.
Glory drinks only from our springs
لا يَنزِلُ المَجدُ إِلّا في مَنازِلِنا
كَالنّومِ لَيسَ لَهُ مَأوى سِوى المُقلِ
Glory lodges only in our dwellings,
Glory descends only in our abodes
Like sleep, which has no abode but the eyes.
Like sleep, it has no refuge but the eyelids
Sol 6.1