أَعَينَيَّ جودا وَلا تَجمُدا

أَلا تَبكِيانِ لِصَخرِ النَدى

My eyes, be generous and do not freeze

Do you not weep for the rock of dew?

أَلا تَبكِيانِ الجَريءَ الجَميلَ

أَلا تَبكِيانِ الفَتى السَيِّدا

Do you not weep for the bold, the beautiful

Do you not weep for the noble youth

طَويلَ النِجادِ رَفيعَ العِمادِ

سادَ عَشيرَتَهُ أَمرَدا

Tall of purpose, lofty of pillar

He led his clan courageously

إِذا القَومُ مَدّوا بِأَيديهِمِ

إِلى المَجدِ مَدَّ إِلَيهِ يَدا

When the people stretched out their hands

To glory, he stretched out his hand

فَنالَ الَّذي فَوقَ أَيديهِمِ

مِنَ المَجدِ ثُمَّ مَضى مُصعِدا

He attained what was beyond their hands

Of glory, then departed, ascending

يُكَلِّفُهُ القَومُ ما عالُهُم

وَإِن كانَ أَصغَرَهُم مَولِدا

The people task him beyond themselves

Though he was youngest in birth

تَرى المَجدَ يَهوي إِلى بَيتِهِ

يَرى أَفضَلَ الكَسبِ أَن يُحمَدا

You see glory plunging to his house

Deeming most excellent gain to be praised

وَإِن ذُكِرَ المَجدُ أَلفَيتَهُ

تَأَزَّرَ بِالمَجدِ ثُمَّ اِرتَدى

And when glory is mentioned, he wraps himself

In glory, then dons his cloak