1. He who set the sky with stars built for us
A house whose pillars are the strongest and tallest

2. A house the King built for us that will not
Be moved, for heaven's Ruler decreed it be unshakeable

3. A house with courtyards where the valiant assemble
And where the horsemen and their steeds mill about

4. They gather in the house of assemblies, and when called to arms
They sally forth like mountains piled high

5. None equal them when they assemble in your house’s courtyard
If the most virtuous are enumerated

6. From their valor the she-wolf dug her burrow
As if they were her cubs there to suckle

7. The spider wove her web over you
And the scripture sent down decreed your ruin

8. Where are those by whom our house was exalted
Or do I reckon you among departed ancestors?

9. They walked through rings of iron as gently
As branded camels walk over embers

10. The protectors when women are taken captive
Lest their beauty be despoiled and dishonored

11. Who guard our women when swords are rattling
Whose arms in battle flow like water from a skin

12. And the crowned king above whom flutters
The cloak of kings - for him the fifth is discord

13. A king whose realm is marched by our shoulders
From him we draw pride and gain sustenance

14. He died among our ribs or was bitten
By a viper whose bite kills kings