من مشبهي بَينَ الصَنا

من مشبهي بَينَ الصَنا

ديد الفُحول مِن الرِجال

ديد الفُحول مِن الرِجال

Who is my equal among the valiant cham—

Who is my equal among the

—pions, the stalwart men?

champions, the mighty among men?

منشايَ تَحتَ سَرادق

منشايَ تَحتَ سَرادق

ضربت عَلى هام العَوالي

ضربت عَلى هام العَوالي

My birthplace had beneath it a pavilion,

My upbringing was beneath pavilions

pitched upon the tips of lofty spears.

pitched atop the heads of lofty lances.

مَهدي يُحركهُ العُلا

مَهدي يُحركهُ العُلا

مِن قَبل رَبات الحِجال

مِن قَبل رَبات الحِجال

Glory rocked my cradle

My cradle is rocked by glory

before the ladies of curtained chambers—

before the ladies of curtained chambers:

المشرقات الطَيبات

المشرقات الطَيبات

الغاليات شراءَ مالي

الغاليات شراءَ مالي

those radiant, virtuous women,

radiant and virtuous,

precious and costly to buy with my wealth.

dearly bought with my wealth.

جَدي الَّذي ملك البَلا

جَدي الَّذي ملك البَلا

د برأيهِ لا بِالجِدال

د برأيهِ لا بِالجِدال

My forefather, who ruled the countr—

My grandfather is the one who ruled the

—y by his judgment, not by wrangling;

lands by his judgment, not by disputation—

الباذل النعم الَّتي

الباذل النعم الَّتي

مِن دونِها بَدر النَوال

مِن دونِها بَدر النَوال

the lavish bestower of blessings

the giver of blessings that

before which the full moon of largesse pales.

surpass the full moon of bounty.

غَيري يُبالي بِالفَخا

غَيري يُبالي بِالفَخا

ر ولَست فيهِ مَن يُبالي

ر ولَست فيهِ مَن يُبالي

Others care about vainglo—

Others care about

—ry; I am not one to care for it.

boasting, but I am not one who cares for it.