ورثناwe inherited المجدَglory منfrom آباءِfathers صدقٍuprightness
ورثنا المجدَ من آباءِ صدقٍ
أسأناwe acted badly فيin ديارهمُtheir dwellings الصنيعاconduct
أسأنا في ديارهمُ الصنيعا
We inherited glory from upright fathers.
We inherited glory from righteous forefathers,
We acted badly in their dwellings.
Yet in their lands, we have acted shamefully.
إذاwhen النسبُlineage الرفيعُnoble توارثتهُinherited it in succession
إذا النسبُ الرفيعُ توارثتهُ
ولاةُcustodians السوءِevil أوشكَis on the verge أنto يضيعاbe lost
ولاةُ السوءِ أوشكَ أن يضيعا
When noble lineage is inherited in succession
For when a noble lineage is inherited
By wicked custodians, it is on the verge of being lost.
By evil rulers, it is on the verge of ruin.