بِعَمّيthrough my uncle سَقىwatered اللَهُGod الحِجازَthe Hijaz وَأَهلَهُand its people
بِعَمّي سَقى اللَهُ الحِجازَ وَأَهلَهُ
عَشِيَّةَon the evening when يَستَسقيsought rain بِشَيبَتِهِthrough his gray hair عُمَرUmar
عَشِيَّةَ يَستَسقي بِشَيبَتِهِ عُمَر
Through my uncle, God watered the Hijaz and its people,
on the evening when Umar sought rain through my uncle's gray hair.
تَوَجَّهَturned in supplication بِالعَبّاسِthrough al-Abbas فيamid الجَدبِdrought راغِباًfull of hope
تَوَجَّهَ بِالعَبّاسِ في الجَدبِ راغِباً
فَماso he did not كَرَّturn back حَتّىuntil جاءَcame بِالديمَةِwith steady, gentle rain المَطَرthe rain
فَما كَرَّ حَتّى جاءَ بِالديمَةِ المَطَر
He turned to God through al-Abbas amid drought, full of hope;
and before he turned back, the rain came, gentle and steady.
وَمِنّاand from us رَسولُthe Messenger of اللَهِGod فيناamong us تُراثُهُhis legacy
وَمِنّا رَسولُ اللَهِ فينا تُراثُهُ
فَهَلso is there فَوقَbeyond هَذاthis لِلمُفاخِرِfor one who boasts مُفتَخَرa source of pride
فَهَل فَوقَ هَذا لِلمُفاخِرِ مُفتَخَر
And God's Messenger is one of us; among us is his legacy.
So is there any greater glory than this for one who boasts?