رَأَيتُكَ قَد نَضَلتَ وَأَنتَ تَنمي

إِلى الأَحسابِ أَصحابَ النِضالِ

I saw you blossoming as you grew

Toward the champions of struggle

وَإِنّي وَالَّذي حَجَّت قُرَيشٌ

لَهُ الأَيّامَ تابِعَةَ اللَيالي

By God, whom Quraysh made pilgrimage to

The days and nights follow each other

يَمينَ مُحافِظٍ فَاِحفَظ يَميني

بِمَكَّةَ عِندَ مُطَّرَحِ الرِحالِ

Right hand of a protector, so protect my right hand

In Mecca at the resting place of belongings

لِتَرتَحِلَن إِلَيكَ بِبَطنِ جَمعٍ

عَلى النوقِ النَواعِجِ وَالجِمالِ

That they may travel to you in a large group

On she-camels and camels

سَأَترُكُ باقِياً لَكَ مِن ثَنائي

بِما أَولَيتَ في الحِقَبِ الخَوالي

I will leave for you some of my praise

For what you gave in past eras

وَكَم لَكَ مِن أَبٍ يَعلو وَيَنمى

وَعَمٍّ يا بِلالُ إِلى المَعالي

And how many a father rises and grows

And an uncle, O Bilal, to the heights