يَمَّمتُ موسى الإِمامَ مُرتَغِباً

أَرجو نَداهُ وَالخَيرُ مُطَّلَبُ

I yearned for Moses the imam,

I directed my course toward Musa the Imam, full of hope,

Hoping for his call and goodness sought,

Seeking his bounty, for goodness is a prize to be pursued,

فَرعَي قُرَيشٍ عَزّاً وَمَكرُمَةً

وَأَعظَمُ الناسَ حينَ يَنتَسِبُ

Leader of Quraish in honor and generosity,

The scion of Quraysh in glory and high honor,

Greatest of men when it comes to ancestry.

And the greatest of mankind when lineages are reckoned,

لَولا هُداكُم وَفَضلُ أَوَّلِكُم

لَم تَدرِ ما أَصلُ دينِها العَرَبُ

Without your guidance and excellence of your ancestors,

Were it not for your guidance and the grace of your First One,

The Arabs wouldn't know the origin of their faith.

The Arabs would never have known the true root of their faith.