يُضحي الفَتى المَرؤوسُ بِالسَيِّدِ ال

يُضحي الفَتى المَرؤوسُ بِالسَيِّدِ ال

ماجِدِ كَالمَرؤوسِ بِالصارِمِ

ماجِدِ كَالمَرؤوسِ بِالصارِمِ

The youth becomes, when ruled by the lord who is

The noble youth sacrifices himself for the glorious master

noble, like one struck on the head with a keen sword.

As the subordinate does for the firm handed one

غَريزَةٌ في الناسِ مَعروفَةٌ

غَريزَةٌ في الناسِ مَعروفَةٌ

تُنقَلُ لِلمَكرومِ بِالكارِمِ

تُنقَلُ لِلمَكرومِ بِالكارِمِ

An innate disposition, well known among people,

An instinct known amongst people

is passed to the honored by the one who honors him.

Transmitted to the generous by the noble ones

وَالدَهرُ لا يُنكِرُ تَسويدَهُ

وَالدَهرُ لا يُنكِرُ تَسويدَهُ

بَني كُلَيبٍ لِبَني دارِمِ

بَني كُلَيبٍ لِبَني دارِمِ

And time does not disapprove of its making

Time does not deny its favoring

the sons of Kulayb masters over the sons of Darim.

Of the sons of Kilab over the sons of Darim

وَيُخمَصُ الإِنسانُ مِن نَخوَةٍ

وَيُخمَصُ الإِنسانُ مِن نَخوَةٍ

ساكِنَةٍ في أَنفِهِ الوارِمِ

ساكِنَةٍ في أَنفِهِ الوارِمِ

And a man goes hungry out of pride

And man squeezes out generosity

lodged in his swollen nose.

Residing in his defiant soul

بَيتُ العُلى بَيتُ قَريضٍ وَلا

بَيتُ العُلى بَيتُ قَريضٍ وَلا

بُدَّ مِنَ الكاسِرِ وَالخارِمِ

بُدَّ مِنَ الكاسِرِ وَالخارِمِ

The house of glory is a line of poetry, and there is no

The abode of glory is the abode of Quraish, and there is no escape

escaping the breaker and the truncator.

From the victorious and the vanquished

إِن يُحرَمِ السائِلُ عِندي جَداً

إِن يُحرَمِ السائِلُ عِندي جَداً

فَلَستُ عِندَ اللَهِ بِالحارِمِ

فَلَستُ عِندَ اللَهِ بِالحارِمِ

If the beggar is denied a gift from me,

If I were to deprive a beggar, it would grieve me much

then, before God, I am not the one withholding it.

Yet I am not, in God's view, depriving

لَو كُنتُ أَسطيعُ لَهُ راحَةً

لَو كُنتُ أَسطيعُ لَهُ راحَةً

راحَ بِها في عامِهِ العارِمِ

راحَ بِها في عامِهِ العارِمِ

If I could offer him relief,

If I were able to comfort him, he would rest

he would depart with it in his harsh year.

In comfort this year of dearth

صَدَّ زَكاةَ الملِ مَن زادَ في ال

صَدَّ زَكاةَ الملِ مَن زادَ في ال

حالِ عَنِ المِسكينِ وَالغارِمِ

حالِ عَنِ المِسكينِ وَالغارِمِ

Wealth's alms were withheld by whoever grew in

He who exceeds the required alms taxes the wealth of the state

prosperity—from the poor and the debtor.

Beyond the poor and the destitute

وَالحَقُّ أَن تُطلَبَ ما بَينَنا

وَالحَقُّ أَن تُطلَبَ ما بَينَنا

جِنايَةُ الجُرمِ مِنَ الجارِمِ

جِنايَةُ الجُرمِ مِنَ الجارِمِ

And it is right that, among us,

And truth is that the crime between us is sought

a crime's perpetrator be held answerable for its harm.

From the criminal, not the victim