ما عِلَّتي وَأَنا جَلدٌ حازِم

ما عِلَّتي وَأَنا جَلدٌ حازِم

وَفي يَميني ذو غِرارٍ صارِم

وَفي يَميني ذو غِرارٍ صارِم

What excuse have I, when I am hardy and resolute?

What weakness is mine, when I am sturdy and resolute,

And in my right hand is a keen-edged sword;

And in my right hand is a sharp, severing blade,

وَعَن يَميني مَذحَجُ القَماقِم

وَعَن يَميني مَذحَجُ القَماقِم

وَعَن يَساري وائِلُ الخَضارِم

وَعَن يَساري وائِلُ الخَضارِم

And on my right are Madhhij, the mighty chiefs;

And on my right flank are the mighty lords of Madhhaj,

And on my left are Wa'il, the magnanimous chiefs;

And on my left are the bountiful chiefs of Wa'il,

وَالقَلبُ حَولي مُضَرُ الجَماجِم

وَالقَلبُ حَولي مُضَرُ الجَماجِم

وَأَقبَلت هَمدانُ وَالأَكارِم

وَأَقبَلت هَمدانُ وَالأَكارِم

And Mudar, the tribal heads, form the center around me;

And the center around me holds the great heads of Mudar,

And Hamdan and the nobles have advanced.

And Hamdan has advanced alongside the noble ones,

أَقسَمتُ بِاللَهِ العَليِّ العالِمِ

أَقسَمتُ بِاللَهِ العَليِّ العالِمِ

لا أَنثَني إِلا بَرَدِّ الراغِمِ

لا أَنثَني إِلا بَرَدِّ الراغِمِ

I have sworn by God, the Most High, the All-Knowing:

I have sworn by God, the Exalted, the All-Knowing,

I will not turn back until I have driven the foe back, humbled,

I shall not turn back until I have humbled the foe,

مَشيَ الجِمالِ البُزلِ الخَلاجِمِ

مَشيَ الجِمالِ البُزلِ الخَلاجِمِ

Striding like fully mature, massive camels.

Advancing with the heavy stride of full-grown camels.