مالِكِ أُمُّ فَتدعى لَها

مالِكِ أُمُّ فَتدعى لَها

وَلا أَنتَ ذو والِدٍ يعرفُ

وَلا أَنتَ ذو والِدٍ يعرفُ

You have no mother to whom you may be ascribed,

A mother of Malik is called for him

nor do you have a father who is known.

While you do not have a known father

أَرى الطَير تخبِرُني أَنَّني

أَرى الطَير تخبِرُني أَنَّني

جُحَيشٌ وَأَنَّ أَبي حُرشُفُ

جُحَيشٌ وَأَنَّ أَبي حُرشُفُ

I see the birds telling me that I am

I see the birds telling me that I am

Juhaysh, and that my father is Hurshuf.

Juhaish and my father is Hurshuf

يَقولُ غرابٌ غَدا سانِحاً

يَقولُ غرابٌ غَدا سانِحاً

وَشاهِدُهُ جاهِداً يَحلِفُ

وَشاهِدُهُ جاهِداً يَحلِفُ

A raven that went forth in the morning, crossing from left to right, says,

A raven says tomorrow honestly

and its witness earnestly swears,

And its witness swears strongly

بِأَنّي لِهَمدانَ في غُرِّها

بِأَنّي لِهَمدانَ في غُرِّها

وَما أَنا جافٍ وَلا أَهيفُ

وَما أَنا جافٍ وَلا أَهيفُ

that I belong to Hamdan, among its foremost men.

That I am for Hamdan in its caves

And I am neither coarse nor slender-waisted,

While I am neither dry nor weak

وَلَكِنَّني مِن كِرامِ الرِجالِ

وَلَكِنَّني مِن كِرامِ الرِجالِ

إِذا ذُكِرَ السَيِّدُ الأَشرَفُ

إِذا ذُكِرَ السَيِّدُ الأَشرَفُ

but I am among the noble men,

But I am of the generous men

when the noblest chief is mentioned.

When the supreme master is mentioned