لَعَمرُكَ ما في الأَزدَ بِالمُلكِ قائِمٌ

لَعَمرُكَ ما في الأَزدَ بِالمُلكِ قائِمٌ

وَلا عَدلِ ما أَضحى مِنَ الأَمرِ مايِلِ

وَلا عَدلِ ما أَضحى مِنَ الأَمرِ مايِلِ

By your life, none among the Azd upholds kingship,

By your life, among the Azd there is no ruler,

nor sets right what has gone awry in affairs.

Nor justice - the authority has declined.

وَلا ضَمَّها السُلطانُ قَسراً لِدَعوَةٍ

وَلا ضَمَّها السُلطانُ قَسراً لِدَعوَةٍ

فَتَرضى بِهَذا الحِلفِ بَكرُ اِبنُ وايِلِ

فَتَرضى بِهَذا الحِلفِ بَكرُ اِبنُ وايِلِ

Nor did the ruler forcibly unite them in answer to a call,

Nor has the sultan gathered it by force for a cause,

so that Bakr ibn Wa'il might approve this alliance.

So Bakr, son of Wail, is content with this oath.