مِنّا الَّذي اِختيرَ الرِجالَ سَماحَةً

مِنّا الَّذي اِختيرَ الرِجالَ سَماحَةً

وَخَيراً إِذا هَبَّ الرِياحُ الزَعازِعُ

وَخَيراً إِذا هَبَّ الرِياحُ الزَعازِعُ

Among us is he who was chosen above other men for generosity,

Among us are those chosen as the most clement of men,

and goodness, when the tempestuous winds blow.

And the most virtuous when misfortunes blow as gales,

وَمِنّا الَّذي أَعطى الرَسولُ عَطِيَّةً

وَمِنّا الَّذي أَعطى الرَسولُ عَطِيَّةً

أُسارى تَميمٍ وَالعُيونُ دَوامِعُ

أُسارى تَميمٍ وَالعُيونُ دَوامِعُ

And among us is he to whom the Messenger gave, as a gift,

Among us is he who gave the Prophet gifts

Tamim's captives, while eyes streamed with tears.

Of Tameem's captives while their eyes were shining bright,

وَمِنّا الَّذي يُعطي المِئينَ وَيَشتَري الـ

وَمِنّا الَّذي يُعطي المِئينَ وَيَشتَري الـ

ـغَوالي وَيَعلو فَضلُهُ مَن يُدافِعُ

ـغَوالي وَيَعلو فَضلُهُ مَن يُدافِعُ

And among us is he who gives hundreds and buys the

Among us is he who gives two hundred and buys back

precious things, and his excellence surpasses whoever contends with him.

The prisoners, his merit rising over the defender's might,

وَمِنّا خَطيبٌ لا يُعابُ وَحامِلٌ

وَمِنّا خَطيبٌ لا يُعابُ وَحامِلٌ

أَغَرُّ إِذا اِلتَفَّت عَلَيهِ المَجامِعُ

أَغَرُّ إِذا اِلتَفَّت عَلَيهِ المَجامِعُ

And among us is an orator beyond reproach, and a burden-bearer,

Among us a speaker beyond reproach and a warrior

illustrious when the assemblies gather around him.

Most valiant when rallied by the assembling crowds,

وَمِنّا الَّذي أَحيا الوَئيدَ وَغالِبٌ

وَمِنّا الَّذي أَحيا الوَئيدَ وَغالِبٌ

وَعَمروٌ وَمِنّا حاجِبٌ وَالأَقارِعُ

وَعَمروٌ وَمِنّا حاجِبٌ وَالأَقارِعُ

And among us is he who saved the infant from live burial, and Ghalib,

Among us are those who revived the lost traditions -

and Amr; among us are Hajib and the Aqariʿ.

Wa'eed, Ghalib, Amr - and among us, chamberlains and the blind,

وَمِنّا غَداةَ الرَوعِ فِتيانُ غارَةٍ

وَمِنّا غَداةَ الرَوعِ فِتيانُ غارَةٍ

إِذا مَتَعَت تَحتَ الزُجاجِ الأَشاجِعُ

إِذا مَتَعَت تَحتَ الزُجاجِ الأَشاجِعُ

And among us, on the morning of terror, are young raiders,

Among us are youths who at dawn rushed to battle,

when knuckles rise beneath the spear-butts.

When the morning fires were lit under the cooking pots,

وَمِنّا الَّذي قادَ الجِيادَ عَلى الوَجا

وَمِنّا الَّذي قادَ الجِيادَ عَلى الوَجا

لِنَجرانَ حَتّى صَبَّحَتها النَزائِعُ

لِنَجرانَ حَتّى صَبَّحَتها النَزائِعُ

And among us is he who led the steeds despite their sore hooves,

Among us is he who led the steeds against

to Najran, until the far-brought steeds struck it at dawn.

Najran till the returning horses overcame it,

أولَئِكَ آبائي فَجِئني بِمِثلِهِم

أولَئِكَ آبائي فَجِئني بِمِثلِهِم

إِذا جَمَعَتنا يا جَريرُ المَجامِعُ

إِذا جَمَعَتنا يا جَريرُ المَجامِعُ

Those are my forefathers; bring me their equals,

Those were my forefathers, so bring me their equals

when the assemblies bring us together, O Jarir.

When you gather us, O Jarir, in the assembling crowds,

نَمَوني فَأَشرَفتُ العَلايَةَ فَوقَكُم

نَمَوني فَأَشرَفتُ العَلايَةَ فَوقَكُم

بُحورٍ وَمِنّا حامِلونَ وَدافِعُ

بُحورٍ وَمِنّا حامِلونَ وَدافِعُ

They begot me, so I rose to the summit above you—

They brought me up till I towered over you,

men like seas; among us are burden-bearers and a defender.

With heroes, and among us are warriors and defenders,

بِهِم أَعتَلي ما حَمَّلَتني مُجاشِعٌ

بِهِم أَعتَلي ما حَمَّلَتني مُجاشِعٌ

وَأَصرَعُ أَقراني الَّذينَ أُصارِعُ

وَأَصرَعُ أَقراني الَّذينَ أُصارِعُ

Through them I rise to all that Mujashiʿ has charged me with,

With them I mount whatever a yielding camel kneels for,

and throw down my peers, those with whom I wrestle.

And wrestle down my peers whom I wrestle and fight,

فَيا عَجَبي حَتّى كُلَيبٌ تَسُبُّني

فَيا عَجَبي حَتّى كُلَيبٌ تَسُبُّني

كَأَنَّ أَباها نَهشَلٌ أَو مُجاشِعُ

كَأَنَّ أَباها نَهشَلٌ أَو مُجاشِعُ

How I marvel—even Kulayb reviles me,

How strange, that Kulayb should insult me,

as though her father were Nahshal or Mujashiʿ.

As if her sire were Nahshal or Mujashi`,

أَتَفخَرُ أَن دَقَّت كُلَيبٌ بِنَهشَلٍ

أَتَفخَرُ أَن دَقَّت كُلَيبٌ بِنَهشَلٍ

وَما مِن كُلَيبٍ نَهشَلٌ وَالرَبائِعُ

وَما مِن كُلَيبٍ نَهشَلٌ وَالرَبائِعُ

Do you boast that Kulayb has claimed kinship with Nahshal,

Does she glory that Kulayb struck Nahshal down,

though Nahshal and the Rabaʾiʿ are not of Kulayb?

When no Kulayb is Nahshal among the springing does?

وَلَكِن هُما عَمّايَ مِن آلِ مالِكٍ

وَلَكِن هُما عَمّايَ مِن آلِ مالِكٍ

فَأَقعِ فَقَد سُدَّت عَلَيكَ المَطالِعُ

فَأَقعِ فَقَد سُدَّت عَلَيكَ المَطالِعُ

But they are my two paternal uncles, of the house of Malik.

Nay, but they both are my uncles from Malik's clan,

So squat down, for the paths of ascent are barred to you.

So cease, for the ways to you are closed,

فَإِنَّكَ إِلّا ما اِعتَصَمتَ بِنَهشَلٍ

فَإِنَّكَ إِلّا ما اِعتَصَمتَ بِنَهشَلٍ

لَمُستَضعَفٌ يا اِبنَ المَراغَةِ ضائِعُ

لَمُستَضعَفٌ يا اِبنَ المَراغَةِ ضائِعُ

For you, unless you seek refuge in Nahshal,

Unless you seek protection in Nahshal,

are surely powerless, O son of al-Maraghah, and lost.

You are a weakling, O son of Maragha, brought low!