نَحنُwe بَنوsons of الأَرضِthe earth وَسُكّانُهاand its inhabitants
نَحنُ بَنو الأَرضِ وَسُكّانُها
مِنهاfrom it خُلِقناwe were created وَإِلَيهاand to it نَعودwe return
مِنها خُلِقنا وَإِلَيها نَعود
We are the sons of the earth and its inhabitants.
We are the sons of earth and its dwellers
We are the children of the earth and its inhabitants,
From it we were created, and to it we return.
From it we were created and to it we shall return
From it we were created, and to it we return.
وَالسَعدُand good fortune لاnot يَبقىlasts لِأَصحابِهِfor its possessors
وَالسَعدُ لا يَبقى لِأَصحابِهِ
وَالنَحسُand misfortune تَمحوهُerase it لياليnights of السُعودgood fortune
وَالنَحسُ تَمحوهُ ليالي السُعود
And good fortune does not last for its possessors.
Good fortune does not remain for those who possess it
Good fortune does not remain forever with its owners,
And misfortune is erased by nights of good fortune.
And misfortune is erased by nights of prosperity
And misfortune is erased by nights of felicity.