بَنو تَميمٍ عَتاد الحَربِ قَد عَلِموا

بَنو تَميمٍ عَتاد الحَربِ قَد عَلِموا

وَالناهِضونَ إِذا فُرسانَها رِكِبوا

وَالناهِضونَ إِذا فُرسانَها رِكِبوا

The sons of Tamim are war's armament, as is well known,

The tribe of Tamim, stalwart in war, are known

And those who rise when its horsemen mount;

When their horsemen mount, rising to ride

وَالحامِلونَ إِذا ما أَزَمَة أَزمَت

وَالحامِلونَ إِذا ما أَزَمَة أَزمَت

فِعلَ العَشائِرِ إِن هَمّوا وَإِن ضَرَبوا

فِعلَ العَشائِرِ إِن هَمّوا وَإِن ضَرَبوا

And those who take on, whenever hardship presses,

And the standard-bearers, when the crisis intensifies

The clans' work, whether they resolve or strike;

Their clans’ deeds, whether they yearn or strike

وَالفاصِلونَ إِذا ما خُطَّة جَهِلَت

وَالفاصِلونَ إِذا ما خُطَّة جَهِلَت

عِندَ الجُموعِ وَفيهِم تُفضَلُ الخُطَبُ

عِندَ الجُموعِ وَفيهِم تُفضَلُ الخُطَبُ

And those who decide when a course of action is unclear

And the arbiters, when ignorance clouds an issue

Before the assemblies; in their midst, speeches are outdone.

Before the crowds, their speeches hold favor

وَالمانِعونَ مِنَ الأَعداءِ دارَهُم

وَالمانِعونَ مِنَ الأَعداءِ دارَهُم

عِندَ الهِياجِ إِذا ما اِهتَزَّت الطُنُبُ

عِندَ الهِياجِ إِذا ما اِهتَزَّت الطُنُبُ

And those who defend their home against enemies

And the defenders against the enemy of their homes

Amid battle's tumult, when the tent-ropes shake;

When the flames surge and the cooking-pots shake

وَالوارِدونَ عَلى كِسرى مَدائِنَهُ

وَالوارِدونَ عَلى كِسرى مَدائِنَهُ

قَسراً وَمِن دونِها بَحرٌ لَهُ لُجُبُ

قَسراً وَمِن دونِها بَحرٌ لَهُ لُجُبُ

And those who descended upon Kisra in his cities

And the raiders against the palaces of Kisra

By force, with a roaring sea before those cities.

By force, with a sea before them of billows

نَحوي نِهابَهُم وَالخَيلُ مُشعَلَةٌ

نَحوي نِهابَهُم وَالخَيلُ مُشعَلَةٌ

وَسَطَ الدِيارِ وَمِنها حَولَهُ عُصُبُ

وَسَطَ الدِيارِ وَمِنها حَولَهُ عُصُبُ

We gather their spoils, while the horses are scattered

I charge, their cavalry aflame

Amid the dwellings, with bands of them around him.

Amid the homesteads, and around him allies

شُعثٌ عَلَيها لُيوثُ ما يُجَمجِمُها

شُعثٌ عَلَيها لُيوثُ ما يُجَمجِمُها

عِندَ الصِياحِ بَها عُجمٌ وَلا عَرَبُ

عِندَ الصِياحِ بَها عُجمٌ وَلا عَرَبُ

Shaggy, with lions upon them; they cannot be restrained,

Disheveled warriors upon them like savage lions

Amid cries raised at them, by non-Arabs or Arabs.

When roaring amid their yelling, non-Arabs and Arabs alike

شَمسٌ بِأَيديهِم سُمرٌ مُثَقَّفَةٌ

شَمسٌ بِأَيديهِم سُمرٌ مُثَقَّفَةٌ

وَكُلُّ عَضبٍ لَهُ في مَتنِهِ شَطَبُ

وَكُلُّ عَضبٍ لَهُ في مَتنِهِ شَطَبُ

Unyielding, with straightened brown spears in their hands,

Swords in their hands like flickering lightning

And every keen sword has grooves along its blade.

And each raging warrior's thrust through his saddlecloth

إِذا جَلوها عَلى الأَعداءِ في فَزَعٍ

إِذا جَلوها عَلى الأَعداءِ في فَزَعٍ

لاحَت كَأَنَّ عَلى أَيديهِم شُهُبُ

لاحَت كَأَنَّ عَلى أَيديهِم شُهُبُ

When they bare them against enemies in a moment of alarm,

When they uncover them against the enemy in panic

They flash as though meteors were in their hands.

They shine as if stars were in their hands