تَوَلَّت رِجالي بِالغَنائِمِ وَالغِنى

تَوَلَّت رِجالي بِالغَنائِمِ وَالغِنى

مُزَجّينَ لِلأَجمالِ مِن رَمَلانِ

مُزَجّينَ لِلأَجمالِ مِن رَمَلانِ

My men departed with spoils and wealth,

My men turned with spoils and riches

driving the camels onward from Ramalan.

Urging their camels over the sands

وَنادوا نِداءً بِالرَحيلِ فَلَم أُطِق

وَنادوا نِداءً بِالرَحيلِ فَلَم أُطِق

إِياباً وَصِنوي في المَعارِكِ فانِ

إِياباً وَصِنوي في المَعارِكِ فانِ

And they called out for departure, but I could not bear

They called to depart but I could not bear

to return while my brother lay dead on the battlefields.

To return defeated from battle

أَؤوبُ إِلى أُمّي سَليماً مُكَرَّماً

أَؤوبُ إِلى أُمّي سَليماً مُكَرَّماً

وَغَرسانُ مَقتولٌ بِدارِ هَوانِ

وَغَرسانُ مَقتولٌ بِدارِ هَوانِ

Shall I return to my mother unharmed and honored,

Shall I go back to my mother unharmed and honored

while Gharsan lies slain in an abode of disgrace?

When Gharasan lies slain in the abode of disgrace?

أَأَترُكُ مَن لا يَترُكُ الدَهر طاعَتي

أَأَترُكُ مَن لا يَترُكُ الدَهر طاعَتي

مُلَبٍّ لَما أَدعو بِكُلِّ لِسانِ

مُلَبٍّ لَما أَدعو بِكُلِّ لِسانِ

Shall I abandon one who never ceases to obey me,

Shall I abandon one who never disobeyed me

answering whatever I call for, in every tongue—

However I summoned with every tongue?

أَخي وَمُعيني في الخُطوبِ وَصاحِبي

أَخي وَمُعيني في الخُطوبِ وَصاحِبي

بِكُلِّ إِغاراتي بِحَدِّ سَنانِ

بِكُلِّ إِغاراتي بِحَدِّ سَنانِ

my brother, my helper in calamities, and my companion

My brother, my ally in tribulations, my companion

in all my raids, with a spearhead's sharp edge?

In all my raids with the edge of my blade

فَلَمّا دَعاني يا اِبنَ رَوحانَ لَم أَخِم

فَلَمّا دَعاني يا اِبنَ رَوحانَ لَم أَخِم

وَقَوَّمتُ عَسّالي وَصَدرَ حِصاني

وَقَوَّمتُ عَسّالي وَصَدرَ حِصاني

So when he called me, 'O son of Rawhan,' I did not flinch,

When he called "O Ibn Rawahana" I did not waver

and I set my quivering spear and my stallion's breast straight ahead.

I spurred my stallion and charged forth

طَعَنتُ بِنَصلِ الرُمحِ جَبهَةَ مالِكٍ

طَعَنتُ بِنَصلِ الرُمحِ جَبهَةَ مالِكٍ

وَغَيَّبتُهُ فيهِ بِغَيرِ تَوانِ

وَغَيَّبتُهُ فيهِ بِغَيرِ تَوانِ

I pierced Malik's forehead with the spear's blade,

I stabbed through the brow of Malik with my spear

and buried it in him without delay.

And plunged him into darkness without delay

وَجَندَلتُ عَمّاراً بِضَربَةِ صارِمٍ

وَجَندَلتُ عَمّاراً بِضَربَةِ صارِمٍ

وَمَزَّقتُ شَملَ الجُندِ بِالخَولانِ

وَمَزَّقتُ شَملَ الجُندِ بِالخَولانِ

And I felled Ammar with a stroke of a keen sword,

And I felled Ammar with a blow of my sword

and tore the army's ranks apart with al-Khawlan.

Shattering the enemy ranks in turmoil