تُرى هَذِهِ ريحُ أَرضِ الشَرَبَّه

تُرى هَذِهِ ريحُ أَرضِ الشَرَبَّه

أَمِ المِسكُ هَبَّ مَعَ الريحِ هَبَّه

أَمِ المِسكُ هَبَّ مَعَ الريحِ هَبَّه

Is this, I wonder, the wind from the land of al-Sharabbah,

Is this the breeze from the land of Sharrabah,

or has musk wafted with the wind in a gust?

Or is it musk that blew with the breeze?

وَمِن دارِ عَبلَةَ نارٌ بَدَت

وَمِن دارِ عَبلَةَ نارٌ بَدَت

أَمِ البَرقُ سَلَّ مِنَ الغَيمِ عَضبَه

أَمِ البَرقُ سَلَّ مِنَ الغَيمِ عَضبَه

And has a fire appeared from Ablah's dwelling,

From the abode of Ablah, a fire appeared.

or has lightning drawn its sharp sword from the clouds?

Or did lightning strike from an angry cloud?

أَعَبلَةُ قَد زادَ شَوقي وَما

أَعَبلَةُ قَد زادَ شَوقي وَما

أَرى الدَهرَ يُدني إِلَيَّ الأَحِبَّه

أَرى الدَهرَ يُدني إِلَيَّ الأَحِبَّه

O Ablah, my longing has grown, and I do not

My longing for Ablah has increased,

see time bring my loved ones close to me.

Yet I do not see fate drawing my beloved near.

وَكَم جَهدِ نائِبَةٍ قَد لَقيتُ

وَكَم جَهدِ نائِبَةٍ قَد لَقيتُ

لِأَجلِكِ يا بِنتَ عَمّي وَنَكبَه

لِأَجلِكِ يا بِنتَ عَمّي وَنَكبَه

And how much hardship from misfortune I have endured,

How many calamities have I endured,

for your sake, O daughter of my uncle—and calamity too!

For your sake, O daughter of my uncle!

فَلَو أَنَّ عَينَيكِ يَومَ اللِقاءِ

فَلَو أَنَّ عَينَيكِ يَومَ اللِقاءِ

تَرى مَوقِفي زِدتِ لي في المَحَبَّه

تَرى مَوقِفي زِدتِ لي في المَحَبَّه

For had your eyes, on the day of battle,

If only your eyes could see me on the day we meet,

seen my stand, you would have loved me more.

It would increase the love you have for me.

يُفيضُ سِناني دِماءَ النُحورِ

يُفيضُ سِناني دِماءَ النُحورِ

وَرُمحي يَشُكُّ مَعَ الدَرعِ قَلبَه

وَرُمحي يَشُكُّ مَعَ الدَرعِ قَلبَه

My spearhead spills blood from throats,

My spear drips with the blood of sacrifices,

and my spear pierces his heart along with the armor.

And my lance pierces along with the armor.

وَأَفرَحُ بِالسَيفِ تَحتَ الغُبارِ

وَأَفرَحُ بِالسَيفِ تَحتَ الغُبارِ

إِذا ما ضَرَبتُ بِهِ أَلفَ ضَربَه

إِذا ما ضَرَبتُ بِهِ أَلفَ ضَربَه

And I rejoice in the sword beneath the dust,

I rejoice with the sword amidst the dust,

when I strike a thousand blows with it.

When I strike with it a thousand blows.

وَتَشهَدُ لي الخَيلُ يَومَ الطِعانِ

وَتَشهَدُ لي الخَيلُ يَومَ الطِعانِ

بِأَنّي أُفَرِّقُها أَلفَ سُربَه

بِأَنّي أُفَرِّقُها أَلفَ سُربَه

And the horses bear witness for me on the day of spear-fighting,

The horses testify for me on the day of thrusting

that I scatter them into a thousand bands.

That I scatter them into a thousand flocks.

وَإِن كانَ جِلدي يُرى أَسوَداً

وَإِن كانَ جِلدي يُرى أَسوَداً

فَلي في المَكارِمِ عِزٌّ وَرُتبَه

فَلي في المَكارِمِ عِزٌّ وَرُتبَه

And though my skin is seen as black,

And if my skin appears black,

yet in noble deeds I have honor and rank.

I have glory and rank in chivalry.

وَلَو صَلَّتِ العُربُ يَومَ الوَغى

وَلَو صَلَّتِ العُربُ يَومَ الوَغى

لِأَبطالِها كُنتُ لِلعُربِ كَعبَه

لِأَبطالِها كُنتُ لِلعُربِ كَعبَه

And if the Arabs prayed on the day of battle

If the Arabs prayed on the day of calamity

to their heroes, I would be the Arabs' Kaaba.

I would be the Arabs’ Ka’bah.

وَلَو أَنَّ لِلمَوتِ شَخصاً يُرى

وَلَو أَنَّ لِلمَوتِ شَخصاً يُرى

لَرَوَّعتُهُ وَلَأَكثَرتُ رُعبَه

لَرَوَّعتُهُ وَلَأَكثَرتُ رُعبَه

And if Death had a form that could be seen,

If death had a visible form,

I would terrify him and greatly increase his fear.

I would frighten it and intensify its fear.