إِنif كُنتَyou are مِنof أَصليmy stock وَمِنand of عَصَبيmy clan
إِن كُنتَ مِن أَصلي وَمِن عَصَبي
أَوor كُنتَyou are مِنof فَرعٍa branch نَأىwas far removed وَمَجُدand grew noble
أَو كُنتَ مِن فَرعٍ نَأى وَمَجُد
If you are of my stock and of my clan,
Or if you are of a branch far removed and noble,
بَلِّغconvey سَلامَthe greeting فَميmy mouth يَدَيthe two hands of مَلِكٍa king
بَلِّغ سَلامَ فَمي يَدَي مَلِكٍ
غابَwere absent المُلوكُthe kings عَنِfrom العُلاthe heights of glory وَشَهدand he was present
غابَ المُلوكُ عَنِ العُلا وَشَهد
Convey my mouth’s greeting to the hands of a king:
The kings were absent from the heights of glory, while he was present.