يا رب سابغة حبتني نعمة

يا رب سابغة حبتني نعمة

كافأتها بالسوء غير مفندِ

كافأتها بالسوء غير مفندِ

Many a full coat of mail has bestowed a boon upon me;

Oh, many a full-length coat of mail bestowed a blessing on me!

I repaid it with harm, without being reproached.

I repaid it with ill treatment, yet incurred no blame.

أضحت تصون عن المنايا مهجتي

أضحت تصون عن المنايا مهجتي

وظللت أبذلها لكل مهند

وظللت أبذلها لكل مهند

It came to shield my life from death,

It came to shield my lifeblood from death,

And I continued to expose it to every Indian-forged sword.

while I kept offering it up to every Indian-forged sword.