سَلاسِلُ بَرقٍ تُقِلُّ البِلادَ

سَلاسِلُ بَرقٍ تُقِلُّ البِلادَ

مِنَ المَحلِ جادَت بَني سَلسِلَه

مِنَ المَحلِ جادَت بَني سَلسِلَه

Chains of lightning necklace the land;

Chains of lightning lift the lands

impossible that they should pour their rain on Banū Silsilah.

from drought; they drenched Banū Salsilah.

سَقَت وَطَناً وَتَخَطَّت سِواهُ

سَقَت وَطَناً وَتَخَطَّت سِواهُ

موقَرَةٌ بِالحَيا مُرسَلَه

موقَرَةٌ بِالحَيا مُرسَلَه

They water one homeland and pass all others by,

They watered one land and passed the rest by,

sent forth laden with life-giving rain.

laden with life-giving rain, sent forth.

أَتَغسِلُ جِسمِيَ مِمّا بِهِ

أَتَغسِلُ جِسمِيَ مِمّا بِهِ

وَقَلبِيَ أَحوَجُ أَن تَغسِلَه

وَقَلبِيَ أَحوَجُ أَن تَغسِلَه

Will it wash my body clean of what is upon it,

Do you wash my body of what is on it,

when my heart is in greater need of being washed?

while my heart has greater need for you to wash it?

وَلا أَشرَبُ الدَهرَ بِسلَ الشَرابِ

وَلا أَشرَبُ الدَهرَ بِسلَ الشَرابِ

وَنَفسي بِأَعمالِها مُبسَلَه

وَنَفسي بِأَعمالِها مُبسَلَه

Never, all my life, shall I drink a draught of wine,

Nor shall I ever drink lawful drink,

while my soul lies forfeit to its deeds.

while my soul is held in pledge for its deeds.