عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ يَبْغي مَدايَ وَقَدْ رَأَى

مَساحِبَ ذَيْلي فَوْقَ هامِ الفَراقِدِ

I'm amazed by those who crave my demise when they've seen

The trails of my robe above the resting place of the eminent.

وَلي نَسَبٌ في الحَيِّ عالٍ يَفاعُهُ

رَحِيبُ مَسارِي العِرْقِ زاكي المَحاتِدِ

I have a glorious lineage among the living that calls for pride,

A place of honor, of flowing virtue and sharpened blades.

وَفيَّ مِنَ الفَضلِ الّذِي لَوْ ذَكَرْتُهُ

كَفانِيَ أَنْ أُزْهَى بِجَدٍّ وَوالِدِ

I have such excellence, that if I mentioned it,

It would suffice that I be adorned by ancestors and father.

وَرِثْنا العُلا وَهْيَ الَّتي خُلِقَتْ لَنا

وَنَحْنُ خُلِقْنا لِلْعُلا وَالمَحامِدِ

We inherited greatness, which was created for us,

And we were created for greatness and glory.

أَبَاً فَأَبَاً مِنْ عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ وَهكذا

إِلى آدَمٍ لَمْ يَنْمِنا غَيْرُ مَاجِدِ

Father after father, from Abd al-Shams and so on

To Adam - we slept none but the glorious.