يا طاهِرَ المَأثُراتِ وَالأَصلِ

يا طاهِرَ المَأثُراتِ وَالأَصلِ

وَصاحِبَ المَكرُماتِ وَالفَضلِ

وَصاحِبَ المَكرُماتِ وَالفَضلِ

O you whose glorious deeds and lineage are pure,

O you of pure repute and origin

And possessor of noble deeds and excellence,

And possessor of generosity and merit

وَمَن إِذا ما اِحتَمى النَزيلُ بِهِ

وَمَن إِذا ما اِحتَمى النَزيلُ بِهِ

كانَ لَديهِ كَالصارِمِ النَصلِ

كانَ لَديهِ كَالصارِمِ النَصلِ

And you who, whenever a guest seeks your protection,

When the guest takes refuge in you

Stand beside him like a sharp-bladed sword,

You are to him like a sharp sword

أَشكو إِلى ظِلِّكَ الظَليلِ لَنا

أَشكو إِلى ظِلِّكَ الظَليلِ لَنا

مِن جَورِ باغِ مُستَحكِمَ الجَهلِ

مِن جَورِ باغِ مُستَحكِمَ الجَهلِ

I complain to your shade, which shelters us,

I complain to your shady shade about us

Of the injustice of an oppressor steeped in ignorance.

From the injustice of an intensely ignorant tyrant

أَبَعدَ ما شاعَ أَنَّني لَكُمُ

أَبَعدَ ما شاعَ أَنَّني لَكُمُ

عَبدٌ مُطيعٌ في القَولِ وَالفِعلِ

عَبدٌ مُطيعٌ في القَولِ وَالفِعلِ

After it has become widely known that I am your

How far from truth is the rumor that I am to you

Obedient servant in word and deed,

A obedient servant in word and deed

يَصدُرُ في مِثلِ عَصرِكُم مِثلَ هَ

يَصدُرُ في مِثلِ عَصرِكُم مِثلَ هَ

ذا الفِعلِ مِن مِثلِهِ إِلى مِثلي

ذا الفِعلِ مِن مِثلِهِ إِلى مِثلي

Can there occur, in an age like yours, such a

It is unlikely in an era like yours that one like him

Deed from one like him against one like me?

Would do to one like me a deed like this