1. هَلِ اِجتَمَعَت عَليا مَعَدٍّ وَمَذحِجٍ

    بِمُلتَحَمٍ إِلّا وَمِنّا أَميرُها

    Have the noblest of Maʿadd and Madhḥij ever gathered

    in battle without their commander being one of us?

  2. بَلِ اليَمَنُ اِستَعلَت لَدى كُلِّ مَوطِنٍ

    وَصارَ لِطَيءٍ تاجُها وَسَريرُها

    Nay, Yemen rose supreme on every battlefield,

    and its crown and throne became Ṭayyiʾ’s.

  3. مُحَرَّمَةٌ أَكفالُ خَيلِيَ في الوَغى

    وَمَكلومَةٌ لَبّاتُها وَنُحورُها

    My horses’ hindquarters are inviolate in battle,

    and their upper breasts and throats are wounded.

  4. حَرامٌ عَلى أَرماحِنا طَعنُ مُدبِرٍ

    وَتَندَقُّ بَأساً في الصُدورِ صُدورُها

    Our spears are forbidden to pierce anyone retreating,

    and their points splinter fiercely within breasts.