فَلَمّا هَبَطنا بَطنَ مَرٍّ تَخَزَّعَت

فَلَمّا هَبَطنا بَطنَ مَرٍّ تَخَزَّعَت

خُزاعَةُ عَنّا بِالجُموعِ الكَراكِرِ

خُزاعَةُ عَنّا بِالجُموعِ الكَراكِرِ

And when we descended into Marr’s valley, there broke away

Khuzaʿa from us, with their mighty hosts.

حَمَت كُلَّ وادٍ مِن تِحامَةَ وَاِحتَمَت

حَمَت كُلَّ وادٍ مِن تِحامَةَ وَاِحتَمَت

بِصُمِّ القَنا وَالمُرهَفاتِ البَواتِرِ

بِصُمِّ القَنا وَالمُرهَفاتِ البَواتِرِ

They defended every valley of Tihāma and shielded themselves

With stout spears and keen-edged, cleaving swords.