يَعيشُ النَدى ما عاشَ عَمروُ اِبنُ عامِرٍ

يَعيشُ النَدى ما عاشَ عَمروُ اِبنُ عامِرٍ

وَوَلّى النَدى إِن نَفسُ عَمروٍ تَوَلَّتِ

وَوَلّى النَدى إِن نَفسُ عَمروٍ تَوَلَّتِ

Generosity lives as long as Amr ibn Amir lives.

The bounty lived as long as ‘Amr son of ‘Aamir lived,

And generosity turns away if Amr's soul departs.

And turned away when the soul of ‘Amr turned away.

حَليفَ النَدى لَمّا تَوَلّى خَلا النَدى

حَليفَ النَدى لَمّا تَوَلّى خَلا النَدى

فَماتَت عَطايا المُكثِرينَ وَقَلَّتِ

فَماتَت عَطايا المُكثِرينَ وَقَلَّتِ

Generosity's ally—when he departed, generosity was left desolate.

After ‘Amr, the ally of bounty, turned away, bounty became scarce.

So the gifts of the wealthy died and dwindled.

So the gifts of the frequent givers diminished and became rare.

تَوارى النَدى لَمّا تَوارَت عِظامُهُ

تَوارى النَدى لَمّا تَوارَت عِظامُهُ

فَأَعظِم بِها في المُعتَفينَ وَجَلَّتِ

فَأَعظِم بِها في المُعتَفينَ وَجَلَّتِ

Generosity vanished from sight when his bones were hidden.

The bounty was veiled when his bones were veiled.

So how great they were among those seeking bounty, and how exalted!

So it became mightiest among the revered and most precious.

فَلَولا بَقايا مِن بَنيهِ وَرَهطِهِ

فَلَولا بَقايا مِن بَنيهِ وَرَهطِهِ

لَهانَت وُجوهٌ مِن ثَقيفٍ وَذَلَّتِ

لَهانَت وُجوهٌ مِن ثَقيفٍ وَذَلَّتِ

So, were it not for survivors among his sons and his clan,

If it were not for the remnants of his children and his tribe,

Faces among Thaqif would have been humbled and abased.

Faces of (the tribe of) Thaqeef would have been humiliated and disgraced.