أَبى اللَهُ الّا أَنَّ لِلأَزدِ فَضلَها

أَبى اللَهُ الّا أَنَّ لِلأَزدِ فَضلَها

وَأَنَّهُمُ أَوتادُ كُلِّ بِلادِ

وَأَنَّهُمُ أَوتادُ كُلِّ بِلادِ

God has ordained that the Azd have their distinction,

God willed that only the Azd tribe deserved His grace,

and that they are the tent pegs of every land.

And that they were pegs in every land.

أَجاروا زياداً حينَ أَسلَمَ نَفسَهُ

أَجاروا زياداً حينَ أَسلَمَ نَفسَهُ

إِلَيهِم وَكانَ الرأيُ رأيَ زيادِ

إِلَيهِم وَكانَ الرأيُ رأيَ زيادِ

They sheltered Ziyad when he entrusted himself

They gave sanctuary to Ziyad when he surrendered himself to them,

to them—and Ziyad's judgment was sound.

And the decision was Ziyad's decision.

فَأَصبَحَ في الحَدّانِ وَالأُزدُ دونَهُ

فَأَصبَحَ في الحَدّانِ وَالأُزدُ دونَهُ

بسُمرٍ كَأَشطانِ الجرورِ حِدادِ

بسُمرٍ كَأَشطانِ الجرورِ حِدادِ

So he came to be in al-Haddan, the Azd shielding him,

So they became, in al-Haddan and al-Uzad below it,

with sharp brown spears like the ropes of a deep well.

With spears like the poles of striped tents,

لَهُ مِنبَرٌ يَرقاهُ في كُلِّ جُمعَةٍ

لَهُ مِنبَرٌ يَرقاهُ في كُلِّ جُمعَةٍ

وَآلَة مُلكٍ شُرطَةٍ وَحشادِ

وَآلَة مُلكٍ شُرطَةٍ وَحشادِ

He has a pulpit he ascends every Friday,

His is a pulpit which he mounted every Friday,

and the apparatus of kingship: a police force and mustered men.

And the apparatus of authority, police and court ushers.