أَلاListen! أَيُّهاO you السّائِليthe one asking me عَنْabout عَشِرَتيmy clan
أَلا أَيُّها السّائِلي عَنْ عَشِرَتي
هَلُمَّcome إلىto أَهْلِthe people of المكارمِnoble deeds والفَخْرِand glory
هَلُمَّ إلى أَهْلِ المكارمِ والفَخْرِ
Listen, O you who ask me about my clan:
O you who ask about my people,
Come to the people of noble deeds and glory.
Come to the people of generosity and pride.
أناI ابنُson of مُبَاريrival of الرّيحِthe wind عمروAmr بنِson of عامرٍAmir
أنا ابنُ مُبَاري الرّيحِ عمرو بنِ عامرٍ
نَمَوْتُI traced my lineage إلىto قحطانَQahtan فيin سَالِفِbygone الدّهْرِtime
نَمَوْتُ إلى قحطانَ في سَالِفِ الدّهْرِ
I am the son of Amr ibn Amir, rival of the wind;
I am the son of the fast wind's rider, Amr ibn Amer,
My lineage goes back to Qahtan in ages past.
I grew to Qahtan in ancient times.
نَصَرْنَاwe supported رَسُولَthe Messenger of اللهِGod إذْwhen حَلَّhe settled وسْطَنَاin our midst
نَصَرْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إذْ حَلَّ وسْطَنَا
بِبيضِwith gleaming swords اليَمَانيYemeni والمثقَّفَةِand straightened (spears) السُّمرِbrown
بِبيضِ اليَمَاني والمثقَّفَةِ السُّمرِ
We supported the Messenger of God when he settled among us,
We supported the Messenger of God when he stayed among us
With gleaming Yemeni swords and straightened brown spears.
With the swords of Al-Yamani and Al-Muthaqqafa the brown.