1. The flanks of the nearby hill are covered in flowers,
And the coasts of Ahsa, then Janaab,
١. لأكناف الجريب فنعف سلمى
فأحساء الأساحلِ فالجنابُ
2. To the fertile gardens of Layla,
With humming insects that swarm and hover,
٢. إلى روضات ليلى مخصباتٍ
عوافٍ قد أصات بها الذباب
3. As if mischief and deceit were there,
And the foolishness of old age has vanished.
٣. كأنَّ المكر والحوذانَ فيها
وحماض التلاعِ الكهلَ غاب
4. Is it right that your youths make war
Against a people with dignity, region, and constitution?
٤. أحق شبابكم من حرب قوم
له خلق وناحية وداب
5. And if they repent, the tribe of Suleim
And their brethren Hawazin have relented,
٥. وإن تابوا فإن بني سليم
وإخوتهم هوازن قد أنابوا
6. To gather water supplies and bring them forth,
With camels, dogs, and carriages.
٦. لأعداد المياه ليحضروها
وبالحولان كلب والرباب
7. Lower than you is Bakr Hulwal
Over Ta'us I saw the tents.
٧. وأسفل منكم بكر حلول
على تعثاى رئيت القباب