مِنfrom عِندَناwith us تُؤتىare imparted الحِكَمwords of wisdom
مِن عِندَنا تُؤتى الحِكَم
وَبِناand through us تَأَدَّبَتِlearned refinement الأُمَمthe nations
وَبِنا تَأَدَّبَتِ الأُمَم
From us, words of wisdom are imparted.
From us is brought wisdom
And through us, the nations learned refinement.
And through us nations became cultured
وَلَناand we have نَوالٌbounty هاطِلٌpouring down
وَلَنا نَوالٌ هاطِلٌ
يَنهَلُّrains down مِنfrom سُحبِclouds of الهِمَمlofty aspirations
يَنهَلُّ مِن سُحبِ الهِمَم
And ours is bounty pouring down,
For us there is abundant bounty
Raining from the clouds of lofty aspirations.
That flows from the clouds of ambition
قَومٌa people إِذاif اِستَرفَدتَهُمyou ask them for aid
قَومٌ إِذا اِستَرفَدتَهُم
تَرَكوكَthey leave you مِنamong أَهلِpossessors of النِعَمblessings
تَرَكوكَ مِن أَهلِ النِعَم
A people who, if you ask them for aid,
A people, if you seek their help
Leave you among those blessed with abundance.
Leave you from among the gracious
لَولاwere it not for هُمُthem لِلناسِfor people ماnot
لَولا هُمُ لِلناسِ ما
عَرَفواthey knew الطَريقَthe path إِلىto الكَرَمgenerosity
عَرَفوا الطَريقَ إِلى الكَرَم
Were it not for them, people would not
If not for them, mankind would not
Have known the path to generosity.
Have known the path to generosity