إذاif أفلَّgrows blunt سيفيmy sword لمnot تُفلَّare blunted عزايميmy resolves
إذا أفلَّ سيفي لم تُفلَّ عزايمي
فليfor I have عزماتٌfirm resolves شاحذاتٌsharpening صوارميmy blades
فلي عزماتٌ شاحذاتٌ صوارمي
If my sword grows blunt, my resolves are not blunted.
If my sword fails, my determination does not falter,
For I have resolves that sharpen my blades.
For I have sharp and resolute intentions,
وإلاّand if not فسَلْthen ask عناabout us القناthe spears هلwhether وفتmeasured up لناfor us
وإلاّ فسَلْ عنا القنا هل وفت لنا
وأسيافناand our swords يوماًever بقدرِto the measure of عزائميmy resolves
وأسيافنا يوماً بقدرِ عزائمي
And if not, ask the spears about us: have they measured up for us—
And if not, ask the spear if it has ever found
And our swords too—ever to the measure of my resolves?
Our swords inferior to our determination.
لناours is الجودُgenerosity إذfor كناwe were سُلالةdescendants of حاتمHatim
لنا الجودُ إذ كنا سُلالة حاتم
وماand not زالceased مذsince قلدتهI hung it about my neck فيamong تمائميmy amulets
وما زال مذ قلدته في تمائمي
Ours is generosity, for we are Hatim's descendants.
We are the epitome of generosity as we are the descendants of Hatim,
And it has remained among my amulets since I hung it about my neck.
And I have upheld his ideals since I wore his talismans.