أَخو المَجد باذلُ إِحسانِهِ

أَخو المَجد باذلُ إِحسانِهِ

سَيَلقى الرِجال كَأَخدانِهِ

سَيَلقى الرِجال كَأَخدانِهِ

The man of glory freely bestows his kindness;

The brother of glory, spending his kindness,

He will find men like his close companions.

Will meet men as if they were his brothers.

فَما المُلك إِلّا بِأَعوانِهِ

فَما المُلك إِلّا بِأَعوانِهِ

وَما المَرء إِلّا بِإخوانِهِ

وَما المَرء إِلّا بِإخوانِهِ

For sovereignty rests only upon its helpers,

For kingship is naught but through supporters,

And a man rests only upon his brothers,

And a man is naught but through his comrades.

كَما يَقبض الكَفُّ بِالمعصمِ

كَما يَقبض الكَفُّ بِالمعصمِ

فَجُد تَغدُ علياك مَرفوعَةً

فَجُد تَغدُ علياك مَرفوعَةً

Just as the hand grips by means of the wrist.

As the fist clasps with the wrist,

So be generous: your eminence will be raised,

So strive, that you may be raised high

وَأَعلام ضدِّك مَوضوعَةً

وَأَعلام ضدِّك مَوضوعَةً

فَلا بِرَّ في اليَد مَمنوعَةً

فَلا بِرَّ في اليَد مَمنوعَةً

And your adversary's banners laid low.

And flags against you laid low.

For there is no goodness in a hand held back,

No good in a hand that's barred from giving,

وَلا خَير في الكَفِّ مَقطوعَةً

وَلا خَير في الكَفِّ مَقطوعَةً

وَلا خَير في الساعد الأَجزمِ

وَلا خَير في الساعد الأَجزمِ

Nor any good in a severed hand,

No good in a palm that's cut off from bounty,

Nor any good in a maimed forearm.

No good in an arm that's bent and feeble.