1. They built edifices of glory, scornful of what
The son of Yazan built atop the hill of Ghumdan.
١. بنو مبانيَ مجدٍ مزدرين بما
بنى ابن ذي يزن في رأسِ غمدانِ
2. When he appeared, majestic, the king cried out joyfully:
“I saw in him a pillar, cornerstone of Tihama.”
٢. إذا تجلّى ينادي الملك محتبياً
رأيت منه وقاراً ركن تهلان
3. To him belongs the glory to which submitted
In the ancient days slaves of Ma'dan.
٣. فله المجد الذي دان له
في قديم دهره عبدا لمدان