شَهِدْتُ مَقَاماً تَصَدَّرَتْهُ

شَهِدْتُ مَقَاماً تَصَدَّرَتْهُ

سَيَخْلُدُ فِي ذِكْرَيَاتِ الأَدَبْ

سَيَخْلُدُ فِي ذِكْرَيَاتِ الأَدَبْ

I witnessed a gathering over which she presided,

I witnessed a gathering, that will endure

Which will live forever in the memories of literature.

In the annals of literature and memories

أَجَلْ إِنَّهُ لَمَقَامِ الوَفَاءِ

أَجَلْ إِنَّهُ لَمَقَامِ الوَفَاءِ

وَفِي عَصْرِنَا هُوَ شَيْءٌ عَجَبْ

وَفِي عَصْرِنَا هُوَ شَيْءٌ عَجَبْ

Yes, it is indeed an occasion of loyalty,

Indeed, it was a gathering of loyalty

And in our age it is a thing of wonder.

In our time, a rarity and wonder

وفُودُ بَني الضَّادِ جَاءًَتْ إِلَيْكِ

وفُودُ بَني الضَّادِ جَاءًَتْ إِلَيْكِ

وَأَثْنَتْ عَلَيْكِ بِمَا قَدْ وَجَبْ

وَأَثْنَتْ عَلَيْكِ بِمَا قَدْ وَجَبْ

Delegations of the sons of Ḍād came to you,

The chiefs of the Arabic tribes came to you

And praised you as was your due.

And praised you as was deserved

تَنَافَسَ مِنْهُمْ فُحُولُ البَيَانِ

تَنَافَسَ مِنْهُمْ فُحُولُ البَيَانِ

بِإِلْقَاءِ أَشْعَارِهِمْ وَالْخُطَبْ

بِإِلْقَاءِ أَشْعَارِهِمْ وَالْخُطَبْ

The masters of eloquence among them vied

The eloquent masters among them competed

In delivering their poems and speeches.

In reciting poems and speeches

فَشَنَّفْتُ سَمْعِي بِمَا أَنْشَدَوا

فَشَنَّفْتُ سَمْعِي بِمَا أَنْشَدَوا

وَأَرْسَلْتُ دَمْعِي لِفَرْطِ الطَّربْ

وَأَرْسَلْتُ دَمْعِي لِفَرْطِ الطَّربْ

So I adorned my hearing with what they recited,

I perked up my hearing for what they recited

And let my tears flow from overwhelming rapture.

And let my tears flow freely in joy

وَمَا سَرَّ نَفْسِي كَإِجْمَاعِهِمْ

وَمَا سَرَّ نَفْسِي كَإِجْمَاعِهِمْ

وَقَدْ لَقَّبُوكِ بِأُمِّ الْعَرَبْ

وَقَدْ لَقَّبُوكِ بِأُمِّ الْعَرَبْ

And nothing gladdened my soul like their unanimity,

Nothing gladdened my soul like their consensus

As they named you 'Mother of the Arabs.'

When they titled you Mother of the Arabs