1. إِذا قيل مَن خَيرُ هَذا الوَرى

    قَبيلاً وَأَكرَمُهُم أَسرَتي

    If asked, “Who is the best of these people

    In lineage, and noblest among them?”—my family.

  2. أَنافَ بِعَبدِ مَنافٍ أَبٌ

    وَفَضلُهُ هاشِم الغُرَّةِ

    A father brought eminence to ʿAbd Manaf,

    And his glory is Hashim of the radiant brow.

  3. لَقَد حَلَّ مَجدُ بَني هاشِمٍ

    مَكانَ النَعائِمِ وَالنَثرَةِ

    Indeed, the glory of the sons of Hashim has settled

    Where al-Naʿāʾim and al-Nathra shine.

  4. وَخَيرُ بَني هاشِمٍ أَحمَدٌ

    رَسولُ الإِلَهِ عَلى فَترَةِ

    And the best of the sons of Hashim is Ahmad,

    The messenger of God after an interval without messengers.