أَنا اِبنُ أَبي العاصي وَعُثمانُ وَالدي

أَنا اِبنُ أَبي العاصي وَعُثمانُ وَالدي

وَمَروانُ جَدّي ذو الفَعالِ وَعامِرُ

وَمَروانُ جَدّي ذو الفَعالِ وَعامِرُ

I am the son of Abū al-ʿĀṣī, and ʿUthmān is my father.

I am the son of Abu al-'Assi, and 'Uthman is my father,

And Marwān is my grandfather, a man of noble deeds—and so is ʿĀmir.

And Marwan my grandfather, man of action and great leader,

أَنا اِبنُ عَظيمِ القَريَتَينِ وَعِزِّها

أَنا اِبنُ عَظيمِ القَريَتَينِ وَعِزِّها

ثَقيفٌ وَفِهرٌ وَالرِجالُ الأَكابِرُ

ثَقيفٌ وَفِهرٌ وَالرِجالُ الأَكابِرُ

I am the son of the great man of the two towns and their glory—

I am the son of the protector of the two illustrious tribes,

Thaqīf and Fihr, and the eminent men.

Thaqif and Fihri, and of the great and noble men,

نَبِيُّ الهُدى خالي وَمَن يَكُ خالُهُ

نَبِيُّ الهُدى خالي وَمَن يَكُ خالُهُ

نَبِيَّ الهُدى يَعلُ الوَرى في المَفاخِرِ

نَبِيَّ الهُدى يَعلُ الوَرى في المَفاخِرِ

The Prophet of guidance is my maternal uncle; and whoever's maternal uncle is

The Prophet of guidance is my uncle, and he whose uncle

the Prophet of guidance surpasses mankind in glory.

Is the Prophet of guidance has the highest claim to glory.