تَدُلُّ عليه عَبْقَةٌ هاشميَّةٌ

تَدُلُّ عليه عَبْقَةٌ هاشميَّةٌ

أريجٌ تَواليها ذَكيٌّ نَسيمُها

أريجٌ تَواليها ذَكيٌّ نَسيمُها

A Hashimite fragrance points to him;

A Hashimite fragrance points to him,

Fragrant are its lingering traces, sweet-scented its breeze.

Its gentle breeze gracefully blowing.

وتُعْربُ عنه دوْحةٌ مُضَريَّةٌ

وتُعْربُ عنه دوْحةٌ مُضَريَّةٌ

له محضها اِنْ فاخرتْ وصميمُها

له محضها اِنْ فاخرتْ وصميمُها

And a spreading tree of Mudar speaks plainly of him;

And a Mudari palm represents him,

Its purest stock and innermost core are his, if it boasts.

Pure is its core if it boasts or is modest.

ضَروبٌ وبيضُ المُرْهفات كليلةٌ

ضَروبٌ وبيضُ المُرْهفات كليلةٌ

وهوبٌ اذا الشَّهباء أكدتْ غيومها

وهوبٌ اذا الشَّهباء أكدتْ غيومها

A mighty striker while gleaming, keen-edged swords are blunt;

Forms vary, and so do bright-faced moons,

And a lavish giver when the ash-gray year's clouds yield no rain.

And passions when gray clouds thicken.

اذا جارت اللَّزْباتُ فهو جَوادها

اذا جارت اللَّزْباتُ فهو جَوادها

واِنْ طاشت الأحلامُ فهو حليمُها

واِنْ طاشت الأحلامُ فهو حليمُها

When calamities oppress, he is their man of bounty;

When thoughts wander, he gently reins them,

And if minds grow reckless, he is their man of forbearance.

When dreams fly away, he is wise and forbearing.

تُغَنَّى طِلاحُ اليَعْمَلات بحمده

تُغَنَّى طِلاحُ اليَعْمَلات بحمده

فيسْبقُ مَرَّ العاصفاتِ رَسيمُها

فيسْبقُ مَرَّ العاصفاتِ رَسيمُها

His praises are sung to the weary among the swift she-camels,

Those who praise him sing of his glory,

So their swift trot outstrips the rush of gales.

Swift as the wind their tunes carry.

يرى أقبح الأشياءِ حِرمانَ نعمةٍ

يرى أقبح الأشياءِ حِرمانَ نعمةٍ

وأقْبحَ منها نعْمةً لا يُديمُها

وأقْبحَ منها نعْمةً لا يُديمُها

He deems withholding a favor the ugliest of things,

To him the absence of grace is disgraceful,

And uglier still, a favor he does not sustain.

And grace that does not last, disgraceful.

سماءُ عُلاً للنَّاظرينَ رَفيعَةٌ

سماءُ عُلاً للنَّاظرينَ رَفيعَةٌ

وأخلاقُه الغُرُّ الكِرامُ نجومها

وأخلاقُه الغُرُّ الكِرامُ نجومها

A sky of glory, lofty to those who gaze,

The heavens of glory for those who look on are lofty,

And his radiant, noble virtues are its stars.

And his noble character is the stars that adorn them.