وَلَمّا رَأى وَضَحاً في الإِنا

وَلَمّا رَأى وَضَحاً في الإِنا

ءِ قامَ لَهُ زَمجَرٌ كَالمُرِن

ءِ قامَ لَهُ زَمجَرٌ كَالمُرِن

And when he saw whiteness in the vessel,

When he saw the moon rise in the sky

he let out a growl, like one crying aloud.

A roar like thunder arose from him

خَليلانِ مُختَلِفٌ شَأنُنا

خَليلانِ مُختَلِفٌ شَأنُنا

أُريدُ العَلاءَ وَيَنوي السِمَن

أُريدُ العَلاءَ وَيَنوي السِمَن

We are two friends, but our purposes differ:

We are two friends of different type

I seek glory, and he intends to grow fat.

I aspire for glory, he for fatness

أُريدُ دِماءَ بَني مازِنٍ

أُريدُ دِماءَ بَني مازِنٍ

وَراقَ المُعَلّى بَياضُ اللَبَن

وَراقَ المُعَلّى بَياضُ اللَبَن

I seek the blood of the sons of Māzin,

I aspire for the blood of Bani Mazin

while the whiteness of milk pleased al-Muʿallā.

While the exalted one is pleased with milk's whiteness