لَنا أَخٌ خَيرُ بِلا شَرٍّ

لَنا أَخٌ خَيرُ بِلا شَرٍّ

أَسمَحُ مِن غَيثٍ وَمِن بَحرِ

أَسمَحُ مِن غَيثٍ وَمِن بَحرِ

We have a brother—all goodness, with no evil,

We have a brother, best without evil,

More generous than rain and than the sea.

More generous than rain or sea.

إِخاؤُهُ ما بَينَ أَخلاقِهِ

إِخاؤُهُ ما بَينَ أَخلاقِهِ

كَالرَوضِ بَينَ الماءِ وَالزَهرِ

كَالرَوضِ بَينَ الماءِ وَالزَهرِ

His brotherly affection, among his virtues,

His brotherhood amidst his manners

Is like a garden amid water and blossoms.

Is like a garden amidst water and flowers.

أَخشَنُ ما أَلمَسُ مِن عَتبِهِ

أَخشَنُ ما أَلمَسُ مِن عَتبِهِ

أَرطَبُ ما يُلمَسُ مِن عُذري

أَرطَبُ ما يُلمَسُ مِن عُذري

The roughest touch I feel in his reproach

Roughest is what I feel of his reproach,

Is the gentlest touch felt in my excuse.

Most gentle is what I feel of his excuse.

إِذا أَتى قَصدي إِلى بابِهِ

إِذا أَتى قَصدي إِلى بابِهِ

أَراهُ إِكراماً مِنَ السِرِّ

أَراهُ إِكراماً مِنَ السِرِّ

When my purpose comes to his door,

When I visit at his door,

He shows it honor in secret.

I see it as an honor from one most dear.

فَمَفرِقي في التاجِ مِن رِفدِهِ

فَمَفرِقي في التاجِ مِن رِفدِهِ

وَجيدُهُ في العِقدِ مِن شُكري

وَجيدُهُ في العِقدِ مِن شُكري

So my head wears a crown through his bounty,

So he joins my crown through his river,

And his neck a necklace through my gratitude.

And I find his gift in my necklace of gratitude.

لَولا اِعتِلاقي بِعُرى وُدِّهِ

لَولا اِعتِلاقي بِعُرى وُدِّهِ

ما تَمَّ لي ما تَمَّ مِن فَخري

ما تَمَّ لي ما تَمَّ مِن فَخري

Were it not for my clinging to the bonds of his affection,

If not for my attachment to the rope of his love,

I would not have attained the glory I have attained.

My pride never could have been perfected.