نُظِمنا نِظامَ العِقدِ وُدّاً وَأُلفَةً

نُظِمنا نِظامَ العِقدِ وُدّاً وَأُلفَةً

وَكانَ لَنا البَتِّيُّ سِلكَ نِظامِ

وَكانَ لَنا البَتِّيُّ سِلكَ نِظامِ

We were strung like a necklace in affection and fellowship,

We have organized our bond with affection and friendship

and al-Batti was the thread that held us together:

And Al-Battiy has strung together our system of pearls

أَخي وَاِبنُ عَمّي وَاِبنُ حَمدٍ فَإِنَّهُ

أَخي وَاِبنُ عَمّي وَاِبنُ حَمدٍ فَإِنَّهُ

تَباريحُ قَلبي خاّلِياً وَغَرامي

تَباريحُ قَلبي خاّلِياً وَغَرامي

my brother, my paternal cousin, and Ibn Hamd—for he is

My brother, cousin, and son of Hamad - he is

my heart’s anguish in solitude and my consuming passion.

The delight of my heart, my intimate friend, and my love

وَسادِسُنا الأَزدِيُّ ما شِئتَ مِن أَبٍ

وَسادِسُنا الأَزدِيُّ ما شِئتَ مِن أَبٍ

جَوادٍ وَمِن جَدٍّأَغَرَّ هُمامِ

جَوادٍ وَمِن جَدٍّأَغَرَّ هُمامِ

And our sixth is al-Azdi, with a father as fine as you could wish,

And our sixth, the Azdi - whatever father you wish

generous, and a grandfather illustrious and magnanimous.

Generous and of noble ancestry - has inspired ambition

أَحاديثُ تَستَدعي الوَقورَ إِلى الصِبا

أَحاديثُ تَستَدعي الوَقورَ إِلى الصِبا

وَتَكسو حَليمَ القَومِ ثَوبَ عُرامِ

وَتَكسو حَليمَ القَومِ ثَوبَ عُرامِ

Conversations that summon the dignified man to youth,

Our conversations invite dignity to youthfulness

and clothe the company’s forbearing man in a robe of unruliness.

And dress the wise one of the people in the garb of nudity

فَنُضحي لَها طَربى بِغَيرِ تَرَنُّمٍ

فَنُضحي لَها طَربى بِغَيرِ تَرَنُّمٍ

وَنُمسي لَها سَكرى بِغَيرِ مُدامِ

وَنُمسي لَها سَكرى بِغَيرِ مُدامِ

So at morning we are enraptured by them, without singing,

So we sacrifice the morning for it without singing

and at evening we are drunk on them, without wine.

And we intoxicate ourselves for it without wine

تَعالَوا نُوَلِّ اللائِمينَ تَصامُماً

تَعالَوا نُوَلِّ اللائِمينَ تَصامُماً

وَنَعصِ عَلى الأَيّامِ كُلَّ مُلامِ

وَنَعصِ عَلى الأَيّامِ كُلَّ مُلامِ

Come, let us turn a deaf ear to the reproachers,

Come let us oppose the blamers with determination

and defy every reproach throughout our days.

And rebel against the days and all faultfinders

وَنَغتَنِمِ الأَوقاتَ إِنَّ بَقاءَها

وَنَغتَنِمِ الأَوقاتَ إِنَّ بَقاءَها

كَمَرِّ غَمامٍ أَو كَحِلمِ مَنامِ

كَمَرِّ غَمامٍ أَو كَحِلمِ مَنامِ

And let us seize the moments, for their duration

And let us seize the moments - their remaining

is like the passing of clouds, or a dream in sleep.

Is like the passing of clouds or a dream's fantasy

مِنَ اللَهِ أَستَبقي صَفاءً يَضُمُّنا

مِنَ اللَهِ أَستَبقي صَفاءً يَضُمُّنا

وَطاعَةَ أَيّامٍ وَدارِ مُقامِ

وَطاعَةَ أَيّامٍ وَدارِ مُقامِ

I ask God to preserve the harmony that unites us,

From God I seek to maintain a serenity that unites us

and days and a settled home that do our bidding.

And obedience to the days and an abode of settlement

وَأَستَصرِفُ الأَعداءَ عَنّا فَإِنَّنا

وَأَستَصرِفُ الأَعداءَ عَنّا فَإِنَّنا

مُذُ اليَومِ أَغراضٌ لِكُلِّ مَرامِ

مُذُ اليَومِ أَغراضٌ لِكُلِّ مَرامِ

And I ask Him to turn our enemies away from us, for we are,

And I divert the enemies from us, for we

from this day on, targets for every aim.

Henceforth are the goal of every purpose