أَقولُ لِأَصحابي اِربَعوا مِن مَطِيِّكُم

أَقولُ لِأَصحابي اِربَعوا مِن مَطِيِّكُم

فَيَومٌ لَنا بِالقَريَتَينِ ظَليلُ

فَيَومٌ لَنا بِالقَريَتَينِ ظَليلُ

I say to my companions: ease up on your mounts,

I say to my friends, dismount from your riding beasts

For a day of shade is ours at al-Qaryatayn.

For we have a shady day in the two villages

أُحِبُّ مِنَ الفِتيانِ مِثلَ مُحَرِّقٍ

أُحِبُّ مِنَ الفِتيانِ مِثلَ مُحَرِّقٍ

وَشَيبانَ إِنَّ الكامِلينَ قَليلُ

وَشَيبانَ إِنَّ الكامِلينَ قَليلُ

Among young men, I love the likes of Muharriq

I love youths like Muharraq

And Shayban; indeed, men of excellence are few.

And white-haired men, for the perfect ones are few

فَإِن يَشهَدا يَومَ الحَفيظَةِ يَطعُنا

فَإِن يَشهَدا يَومَ الحَفيظَةِ يَطعُنا

وَإِن يَكُ سُؤلٌ فَالعَطاءُ جَزيلُ

وَإِن يَكُ سُؤلٌ فَالعَطاءُ جَزيلُ

For if they both attend a day of battle, they thrust their spears;

If they witness the day of Al-Hafizah they will thrust

And if there is a request, then the giving is lavish.

And if asked they will give plenty