وَأَبيَض قَد نَبَّهتهُ بَعدَ هَجعَةٍ

وَأَبيَض قَد نَبَّهتهُ بَعدَ هَجعَةٍ

وَقَد لَبِسَ اللَّيلُ القَميصَ الأَرَندَجا

وَقَد لَبِسَ اللَّيلُ القَميصَ الأَرَندَجا

And a bright sword I roused after a slumber,

And white I had awakened after slumber

While night had donned its shirt of black leather.

And the night had worn the orange shirt

وَجَدتُ عَلَيهِ مَغرَماً فَقَبضتُهُ

وَجَدتُ عَلَيهِ مَغرَماً فَقَبضتُهُ

وَفَرَّجتُ ما يرجى بِهِ أَن يُضَرَّجا

وَفَرَّجتُ ما يرجى بِهِ أَن يُضَرَّجا

I found a debt upon it, and collected it,

I found him lovesick so I took him in

And relieved the distress for which it was expected to be bloodied.

And I relieved what I hoped would give him comfort

وَكُنتُ إِذا قَومي دَعَوني لِنَجدَةٍ

وَكُنتُ إِذا قَومي دَعَوني لِنَجدَةٍ

شَدَدتُ نِطاقي حينَ أُدعى لأَسرَجا

شَدَدتُ نِطاقي حينَ أُدعى لأَسرَجا

And whenever my people called me for aid,

And whenever my people called me for help

I tightened my belt when summoned to saddle up.

I’d gird my belt when summoned to saddle

فَأَكشِفُ غُمّاها وَأَكسبُ مَغنَما

فَأَكشِفُ غُمّاها وَأَكسبُ مَغنَما

وَأُطفي الَّذي قَد كانَ فيها مُؤَجَّجا

وَأُطفي الَّذي قَد كانَ فيها مُؤَجَّجا

So I dispel its anguish and gain booty,

So I’d uncover their worries and gain spoils

And quench what had been kindled within it.

And extinguish what once was burning within