1. A group yearned for adventures, that they
Were in Najran during the esteemed months of Hijaz
١. وَدَّ نُفَيرٌ لِلمَكاوِرِ أَنَّهُم
بِنَجرانَ في شاءِ الحِجازِ المُوَقَّرِ
2. Heading to Najran in the blazing month
Barefoot, with worn-out clothes, every travel-weary one
٢. أَسَعياً إِلى نَجرانَ في شَهرِ ناجِرٍ
حُفاةً وَأَعيا كُلُّ أَعيَسَ مِسفَرِ
3. And my eyes were comforted on the day of Huthaynah
As if they were slaughtered sheep adorned
٣. وَقَرَّت لَهُم عَيني بِيَومِ حُذُنَّةٍ
كَأَنَّهُمُ تَذبيحُ شاءٍ مُعتَّرِ
4. You have turned to Shilw that warns you
Of the many skull bones, huge and armored
٤. عَمَدتُم إِلى شِلوٍ تُنوذِرَ قَبلَكم
كَثيرِ عِظامَ الرَأسِ ضَخمُ المُذَمَّرِ