ثَوَتْ مُضَرُ الحمراءُ تحتَ طِرافِها

ثَوَتْ مُضَرُ الحمراءُ تحتَ طِرافِها

وقالتْ نِزارٌ يا ربيعةُ ألجِمي

وقالتْ نِزارٌ يا ربيعةُ ألجِمي

Mudar the Red dwelt beneath her leather tent.

Mudar erected the red tents beneath which

And Nizar said, “O Rabi‘a, bridle your mount!”

Nizar said: "O Rabia, hasten!"

وقَدّمَ بَكْراً سعيُها قبل تغلبٍ

وقَدّمَ بَكْراً سعيُها قبل تغلبٍ

وقالا لشَيبانٍ جميعاً تَقَدَّمي

وقالا لشَيبانٍ جميعاً تَقَدَّمي

And her striving placed Bakr ahead of Taghlib.

And Bakr's efforts preceded Taghlib's

And together they both said to Shayban, “Advance!”

And they both said to Shaiban: "Step forward!"

لكم فارعٌ لم يَبلُغ النجمُ ظِلَّهُ

لكم فارعٌ لم يَبلُغ النجمُ ظِلَّهُ

وشاهِقَةٌ قَعْساءُ لم تُتَسَنّم

وشاهِقَةٌ قَعْساءُ لم تُتَسَنّم

Yours is a lofty peak whose shadow the star has not reached,

For you there is one whose star's shade has not been reached

And a towering, unassailable height that has not been scaled.

And a tall, erect one who has not been mounted