رَأَيتُكَ قَد نَضَلتَ وَأَنتَ تَنمي

رَأَيتُكَ قَد نَضَلتَ وَأَنتَ تَنمي

إِلى الأَحسابِ أَصحابَ النِضالِ

إِلى الأَحسابِ أَصحابَ النِضالِ

I have seen you outshoot—as you rise

I saw you blossoming as you grew

To ancestral honors—the men of the archery contest.

Toward the champions of struggle

وَإِنّي وَالَّذي حَجَّت قُرَيشٌ

وَإِنّي وَالَّذي حَجَّت قُرَيشٌ

لَهُ الأَيّامَ تابِعَةَ اللَيالي

لَهُ الأَيّامَ تابِعَةَ اللَيالي

And indeed I swear by Him—Quraysh has made pilgrimage

By God, whom Quraysh made pilgrimage to

To Him through days following nights—

The days and nights follow each other

يَمينَ مُحافِظٍ فَاِحفَظ يَميني

يَمينَ مُحافِظٍ فَاِحفَظ يَميني

بِمَكَّةَ عِندَ مُطَّرَحِ الرِحالِ

بِمَكَّةَ عِندَ مُطَّرَحِ الرِحالِ

An oath of one who keeps faith; so heed my oath,

Right hand of a protector, so protect my right hand

At Mecca, where the camel-saddles are set down:

In Mecca at the resting place of belongings

لِتَرتَحِلَن إِلَيكَ بِبَطنِ جَمعٍ

لِتَرتَحِلَن إِلَيكَ بِبَطنِ جَمعٍ

عَلى النوقِ النَواعِجِ وَالجِمالِ

عَلى النوقِ النَواعِجِ وَالجِمالِ

It shall surely journey to you in the valley of Jamʿ,

That they may travel to you in a large group

On swift she-camels and he-camels.

On she-camels and camels

سَأَترُكُ باقِياً لَكَ مِن ثَنائي

سَأَترُكُ باقِياً لَكَ مِن ثَنائي

بِما أَولَيتَ في الحِقَبِ الخَوالي

بِما أَولَيتَ في الحِقَبِ الخَوالي

I shall leave you some enduring praise,

I will leave for you some of my praise

For what you bestowed in ages gone by.

For what you gave in past eras

وَكَم لَكَ مِن أَبٍ يَعلو وَيَنمى

وَكَم لَكَ مِن أَبٍ يَعلو وَيَنمى

وَعَمٍّ يا بِلالُ إِلى المَعالي

وَعَمٍّ يا بِلالُ إِلى المَعالي

And how many a forefather of yours rises and ascends,

And how many a father rises and grows

And a paternal uncle, O Bilal, to the heights of honor!

And an uncle, O Bilal, to the heights