إِذاwhen أُمُّmother طِفلٍa child راعَهاalarmed her جوعُhunger طِفلِهاher child
إِذا أُمُّ طِفلٍ راعَها جوعُ طِفلِها
دَعتهُshe called him بِإِسمِby the name of الفَضلِal-Fadl فَاِعتَصَمso he found refuge الطِفلُthe child
دَعتهُ بِإِسمِ الفَضلِ فَاِعتَصَم الطِفلُ
When a child's mother is alarmed by her child's hunger,
When a mother whose child's hunger pains her
she calls him by the name of al-Fadl, and the child finds refuge.
Called him by the name of Favor, so the child held firm
لِيَحياmay live بِكَthrough you الإِسلامُIslam إِنَّكَindeed, you are عِزُّهُits glory
لِيَحيا بِكَ الإِسلامُ إِنَّكَ عِزُّهُ
وَإِنَّكَand indeed, you are مِنof قَومٍa people صَغيرُهُمtheir young one كَهلُa mature man
وَإِنَّكَ مِن قَومٍ صَغيرُهُم كَهلُ
May Islam live through you; indeed, you are its glory,
That through you Islam might live, for you are its glory
and you are of a people whose young are mature men.
And you are of a people whose elder is but a youth