يا مَن سَجِيَّتُهُ النَدى

يا مَن سَجِيَّتُهُ النَدى

أَهوِن بِإرجافِ العِدا

أَهوِن بِإرجافِ العِدا

O you whose nature is generosity,

O you whose nature is fresh as the dew

How trifling are the enemies’ malicious rumors!

Would you be perturbed by the threats of foes?

لَو كانَ ما قولوا إِذاً

لَو كانَ ما قولوا إِذاً

كُنّا نَكونُ لَكَ الفِدا

كُنّا نَكونُ لَكَ الفِدا

If what they alleged were true, then

If what they say were true

we would offer ourselves as your ransom.

We would ransom ourselves for your sake

فَتَرَدَّ بِالعِزِّ الَّذي

فَتَرَدَّ بِالعِزِّ الَّذي

ما إِن يُدَنِّسُهُ الرَدى

ما إِن يُدَنِّسُهُ الرَدى

So cloak yourself in the glory that

But you retorted with the honor that

death cannot stain.

Cannot be sullied by their calumny

فَأَغَرُّ جاهَكَ سابِقٌ

فَأَغَرُّ جاهَكَ سابِقٌ

ما يُدرِكونَ لَهُ مَدى

ما يُدرِكونَ لَهُ مَدى

For the radiance of your standing races ahead—

So the splendor of your glory outstrips

they cannot reach its bounds.

What they can ever hope to grasp