أَلا هَل أَتى عِرسي مَكَرّي وَمَوقِفي

أَلا هَل أَتى عِرسي مَكَرّي وَمَوقِفي

بِوادي حُنَينٍ وَالأَسِنَّةُ تُشرَعُ

بِوادي حُنَينٍ وَالأَسِنَّةُ تُشرَعُ

Ah, has word reached my wife of my charge and my stand

Has my wedding night come, oh cunning fate?

In the valley of Hunayn, while spearheads were leveled,

In Wadi Hunayn with swords unsheathed,

وَقَولي إِذا ما النَفسُ جاشَت لَها قِدي

وَقَولي إِذا ما النَفسُ جاشَت لَها قِدي

وَهامٌ تَدَهدى وَالسَواعِدُ تُقطَعُ

وَهامٌ تَدَهدى وَالسَواعِدُ تُقطَعُ

And my words to my soul, when it surged with fear: 'Enough!'

My words flow forth when passion stirs my soul,

While heads tumbled and forearms were severed,

As I charge ahead though enemies impede.

كَأَنَّ السِهامَ المُرسَلاتِ كَواكِبٌ

كَأَنَّ السِهامَ المُرسَلاتِ كَواكِبٌ

إِذا أَدبَرَت عَن عَجِّها وَهيَ تَلمَعُ

إِذا أَدبَرَت عَن عَجِّها وَهيَ تَلمَعُ

As though the arrows sent flying were stars,

Like shooting stars my arrows swiftly fly,

As they left their dust-cloud behind, glittering,

As the infidels retreat in panicked speeds.

وَكَيفَ رَدَدتُ الخَيلَ وَهيَ مُغيرَةٌ

وَكَيفَ رَدَدتُ الخَيلَ وَهيَ مُغيرَةٌ

بِزَوراءَ تُعطي بِاليَدَينِ وَتَمنَعُ

بِزَوراءَ تُعطي بِاليَدَينِ وَتَمنَعُ

And how I drove back the horses as they charged,

How could I stop my steed amidst the fray?

With a curved bow that gives with both hands and holds them off?

With both my hands I strike and enemies bleed.

نَصَرنا رَسولَ اللَهِ في الحَربِ سَبعَةً

نَصَرنا رَسولَ اللَهِ في الحَربِ سَبعَةً

وَقَد فَرَّ مَن قَد فَرَّ عَنهُ فَأَقشَعُ

وَقَد فَرَّ مَن قَد فَرَّ عَنهُ فَأَقشَعُ

We seven aided the Messenger of God in battle,

For seven years we fought for God’s Messenger,

While those who fled from him had fled and scattered.

While others fled, we stood firm, refused to cede.