نَحنُwe الكِرامُthe noble بَنوsons of الكِراthe noble (word beginning)
نَحنُ الكِرامُ بَنو الكِرا
مِthe noble (word ending) وَطِفلُناand our child فيin المَهدِthe cradle يُكَنىis given an honorific name
مِ وَطِفلُنا في المَهدِ يُكَنى
We are the noble, sons of the noble;
We are the generous, children of generosity
We are the noble, sons of the noble,
and our child is given an honorific name in the cradle.
And our babe in the cradle is titled
And our child in the cradle bears a title.
إِنّاindeed we إِذاwhen قَعَدَsit اللِئthe ignoble (word beginning)
إِنّا إِذا قَعَدَ اللِئ
مُthe ignoble (word ending) عَلىupon بِساطِthe carpet of العِزِّhonor قُمناwe rise
مُ عَلى بِساطِ العِزِّ قُمنا
Indeed, when the ignoble sit
Verily, when the vile man sits
Indeed, if the ignoble take a seat
upon the carpet of honor, we rise.
On the carpet of honor, we stand
Upon the carpet of glory, we rise.