أَطافَت بِنا شَمسُ النَهارِ وَمَن رأَى

أَطافَت بِنا شَمسُ النَهارِ وَمَن رأَى

مِنَ الناسِ شَمساً بِالعِشاءِ تَطوفُ

مِنَ الناسِ شَمساً بِالعِشاءِ تَطوفُ

The sun of day circled around us—and who has seen

The sun of daytime circled around us, and whoever

among people a sun circling in the evening?

Of the people has seen a sun circling in the evening,

أَبو أُمِّها أَوفى قُرَيشٍ بِذِمَّةٍ

أَبو أُمِّها أَوفى قُرَيشٍ بِذِمَّةٍ

وَأَعمامُها إِمّا سَأَلتَ ثَقيفُ

وَأَعمامُها إِمّا سَأَلتَ ثَقيفُ

Her mother's father is the most faithful of Quraysh to a pledge;

Abu Ummih more loyally fulfilled a Qurayshi obligation,

and her paternal uncles, if you ask, are Thaqif.

And her uncles - ask Thaqif about them if you wish.