مُذ تَسامَت بِنا النُفوسُ السَوامي

مُذ تَسامَت بِنا النُفوسُ السَوامي

أَصغَرَت قَدرَ مالِنا وَالسَوامِ

أَصغَرَت قَدرَ مالِنا وَالسَوامِ

Ever since the lofty souls within us soared,

Since lofty souls bore us aloft,

they have held the worth of our wealth and grazing herds cheap.

They deemed our wealth and grazing herds of little worth.

فَلَنا الأَصلُ وَالفُروعُ النَوامي

فَلَنا الأَصلُ وَالفُروعُ النَوامي

إِنَّ أَسيافَنا القِصارِ الدَوامي

إِنَّ أَسيافَنا القِصارِ الدَوامي

For ours are the root and the ever-growing branches.

So ours are the root and the growing branches.

It is our short, blood-dripping swords alone

Indeed, our short, bloodstained swords

صَيَّرَت مُلكَنا طَويلَ الدَوامِ

صَيَّرَت مُلكَنا طَويلَ الدَوامِ

كَم فِناءٍ بِعَدلِنا مَعمورِ

كَم فِناءٍ بِعَدلِنا مَعمورِ

that have made our dominion long-enduring.

Have made our dominion long-lasting.

How many a courtyard has flourished under our justice,

How many a courtyard flourishes through our justice,

وَمَليكٍ بِجودِنا مَغمورِ

وَمَليكٍ بِجودِنا مَغمورِ

وَأَميرٍ بِأَمرِنا مَأمورِ

وَأَميرٍ بِأَمرِنا مَأمورِ

how many a king been overwhelmed by our bounty,

And a king is overwhelmed by our generosity,

and how many a prince commanded by our command!

And a prince is subject to our command.

نَحنُ قَومٌ لَنا سَدادُ أُمورِ

نَحنُ قَومٌ لَنا سَدادُ أُمورِ

وَاِصطِدامُ الأَعداءِ مِن وَسطِ لامِ

وَاِصطِدامُ الأَعداءِ مِن وَسطِ لامِ

We are a people endowed with sound judgment in affairs,

We are a people who set affairs right,

and with clashing against foes from the middle of the letter lām.

And, from the heart of Lam, clash with foes.

كَم فَلَلنا شَبا خُطوبٍ جِسامِ

كَم فَلَلنا شَبا خُطوبٍ جِسامِ

بِيَراعٍ أَو ذابِلٍ أَو حُسامِ

بِيَراعٍ أَو ذابِلٍ أَو حُسامِ

How often have we blunted the edges of immense calamities

How often we have blunted the sharp edges of mighty calamities,

with a reed pen, a slender spear, or a keen sword.

With a reed pen, or a slender spear, or a keen sword.

فَلَنا المَجدُ لَيسَ فيهِ مُسامِ

فَلَنا المَجدُ لَيسَ فيهِ مُسامِ

وَاِقتِسامُ الأَموالِ مِن وَقتِ سامِ

وَاِقتِسامُ الأَموالِ مِن وَقتِ سامِ

Glory is ours, with no one to rival us in it;

So glory is ours, with none to rival us in it,

ours the sharing out of riches since the age of Shem,

And the sharing of wealth since the time of Shem,

وَاِقتِحامُ الأَهوالِ مِن وَقتِ حامِ

وَاِقتِحامُ الأَهوالِ مِن وَقتِ حامِ

and the storming of terrors since the age of Ham.

And the braving of terrors since the time of Ham.