بني عمَّنا لا عدمناكمْ

بني عمَّنا لا عدمناكمْ

وإنْ لمْ تقرَّ بكمْ قطُّ عَيْنَا

وإنْ لمْ تقرَّ بكمْ قطُّ عَيْنَا

Cousins, may we never be bereft of you—

Sons of our uncle, may we never lose you,

though never once has an eye found comfort in you.

Though no eye has ever found delight in you.

بَنَيْنا لأنفسِنا رفعةً

بَنَيْنا لأنفسِنا رفعةً

فنلتمْ مآربَ مما بَنَيْنا

فنلتمْ مآربَ مما بَنَيْنا

We built ourselves a lofty standing,

We built high standing for ourselves,

and you attained your aims from what we built.

And you attained your aims from what we built.

ألا تنظرونَ إلينا فمذْ

ألا تنظرونَ إلينا فمذْ

نظرتمْ بنا ما نظرتُمْ إلينا

نظرتمْ بنا ما نظرتُمْ إلينا

Will you not look toward us? For ever since

Will you not look toward us? For since

you rose through us, you have never looked our way.

You gained notice through us, you have not looked toward us.

عجبْنا لقلةِ إنصافكم

عجبْنا لقلةِ إنصافكم

كبرتُمْ بنا فكبرتم علينا

كبرتُمْ بنا فكبرتم علينا

We marveled at your lack of fairness:

We marveled at how little fairness you showed:

through us you grew great, then grew arrogant toward us.

You grew great through us, then grew haughty toward us.