إِن كانَ جارُكَ لَم تَنفَعكَ ذِمَّتُهُ

إِن كانَ جارُكَ لَم تَنفَعكَ ذِمَّتُهُ

وَقَد شَرِبتَ بِكَأسِ الذُلِّ أَنفاسا

وَقَد شَرِبتَ بِكَأسِ الذُلِّ أَنفاسا

If your neighbor's pledge of protection has not availed you,

If your neighbor did no good for you

and you have drunk draughts from the cup of humiliation,

And you have drunk the cup of humiliation

فَأتِ البُيوتَ وَكُن مِن أَهلِها صَدَداً

فَأتِ البُيوتَ وَكُن مِن أَهلِها صَدَداً

لا تَلقَ نادِيَهُم فُحشاً وَلا باسا

لا تَلقَ نادِيَهُم فُحشاً وَلا باسا

then come to the houses and stay close to their people;

Then frequent the houses and be a barrier for them

in their assembly you will meet neither foulness nor harm.

Do not meet their insults with foulness or harm

وَثَمَّ كُن بِفَناءِ البَيتِ مُعتَصِماً

وَثَمَّ كُن بِفَناءِ البَيتِ مُعتَصِماً

تَلقَ اِبنَ حَربٍ وَتَلقَ المَرءَ عَبّاسا

تَلقَ اِبنَ حَربٍ وَتَلقَ المَرءَ عَبّاسا

And there, take refuge in the courtyard of the House;

And be steadfast in the yard of the house

you will meet Ibn Harb, and you will meet the man Abbas:

Meet the son of Harb and meet Al-Marr' Abbas

قَرمَي قُرَيشٍ وَحَلّا في ذُؤابَتِها

قَرمَي قُرَيشٍ وَحَلّا في ذُؤابَتِها

بِالمَجدُ يورَثُ أَخماساً وَأَسداسا

بِالمَجدُ يورَثُ أَخماساً وَأَسداسا

the two chiefs of Quraysh, who have settled at its pinnacle

The cream of Quraysh and those who settled in its glory

through glory inherited in fifths and sixths.

Glory is inherited in fifths and sixths

ساقي الحَجيجِ وَهَذا ياسِرٌ فَلَجٌ

ساقي الحَجيجِ وَهَذا ياسِرٌ فَلَجٌ

وَالمَجدُ يورَثُ أَخماسا وَأَسداسا

وَالمَجدُ يورَثُ أَخماسا وَأَسداسا

The pilgrims' water-giver, and this one a winning player at lots;

O cupbearer of pilgrims, and this is an eloquent hero

and glory is inherited in fifths and sixths.

Glory is inherited in fifths and sixths