يَا لَها مِنْ فَتَاةِ عِزٍّ نَمَاهَا

يَا لَها مِنْ فَتَاةِ عِزٍّ نَمَاهَا

عُنْصُرٌ يَرْتَقِي إِلَى الجَوْزَاءِ

عُنْصُرٌ يَرْتَقِي إِلَى الجَوْزَاءِ

Ah, what a maiden of honor, nurtured

O what a maiden of honor she grew

By ancestral stock that rises to al-Jawza!

Of a lineage reaching high into glory's stars

فِي بُنَاةِ العُلَى أَبُو شَنَبٍ

فِي بُنَاةِ العُلَى أَبُو شَنَبٍ

شَادُوا صُرُوحاً لِلعِزَّةِ القَعْسَاءِ

شَادُوا صُرُوحاً لِلعِزَّةِ القَعْسَاءِ

Among the builders of greatness is Abu Shanab;

Among the builders of grandeur, Abu Shannab

They raised lofty edifices for unassailable honor.

Who erected palaces for the tawny-hued pride

حَسَبٌ زَادَهُ سَنى وَسَنَاءً

حَسَبٌ زَادَهُ سَنى وَسَنَاءً

نَسَبٌ جَامِعُ السَّنى وَالسِّناءِ

نَسَبٌ جَامِعُ السَّنى وَالسِّناءِ

Ancestral honor, enhanced in radiance and grandeur

Lineage sufficed him, enhanced by excellence

By a lineage uniting radiance and grandeur.

A lineage encompassing excellence and eminence

زَفَّ عَذْرَاءَهُمْ إِلَى كُفُؤٍ لَيـ

زَفَّ عَذْرَاءَهُمْ إِلَى كُفُؤٍ لَيـ

ـسَ لَهُ فِي السَّرَاةِ مِنْ أَكْفَاءِ

ـسَ لَهُ فِي السَّرَاةِ مِنْ أَكْفَاءِ

He led their maiden as a bride to a worthy match, who

They gave their maiden in marriage to a mate

Has no equals among the nobles.

Who in nobility finds no peer amongst the excellent