رَضيتُ حُكومَةَ المِرقالِ قَيسٍ

رَضيتُ حُكومَةَ المِرقالِ قَيسٍ

وَما أَخسَستُ إِذ حَكَّمتُ خالي

وَما أَخسَستُ إِذ حَكَّمتُ خالي

I accepted the judgment of Qays al-Mirqāl.

I was satisfied with the rule of Qais's council,

And I did not demean myself when I made my maternal uncle arbiter.

And I did not feel cheated when I appointed my uncle.

لَهُ كَفٌّ تَفيضُ دَماً وَكَفٌّ

لَهُ كَفٌّ تَفيضُ دَماً وَكَفٌّ

يُباري جودُها سَحَّ الشَمالِ

يُباري جودُها سَحَّ الشَمالِ

He has a hand that pours forth blood, and a hand

He has a hand that spills blood, and a hand

Whose generosity rivals the north wind's downpour.

Whose generosity rivals the pouring rain of the north.

وَنَحنُ الحاكِمونَ بِكُلِّ أَمرٍ

وَنَحنُ الحاكِمونَ بِكُلِّ أَمرٍ

قَديماً نَبتَني شَرَفَ المَعالي

قَديماً نَبتَني شَرَفَ المَعالي

And we are the arbiters in every matter;

And we are the rulers in every matter,

From of old, we have built the glory of lofty deeds.

Since ancient times we were endowed with the glory of nobility.

وَلا يَنفَكُّ فينا ما بَقينا

وَلا يَنفَكُّ فينا ما بَقينا

مُنيرُ الوَجهِ أَبيَضُ كَالهِلالِ

مُنيرُ الوَجهِ أَبيَضُ كَالهِلالِ

And among us, as long as we endure, there will always be

As long as we exist, it will not cease in us

One radiant of face, white as the crescent moon.

The one with the radiant face, white like the crescent moon.

أَلا يا مالِ لا تَزدَد سَفاهاً

أَلا يا مالِ لا تَزدَد سَفاهاً

قَضِيَّةَ ماجِدٍ ثَبتِ المَقالِ

قَضِيَّةَ ماجِدٍ ثَبتِ المَقالِ

Take heed, O Mālik, do not grow more foolish:

Do not, O negligent one, increase in foolishness,

The judgment of a noble man, steadfast in speech.

The case of Majid is firmly established.