تناومتم لأعين إذ دعاكم

بني القينات للقين اليماني

You were sleeping when the tribes of Qaynât

called you to battle at al-Qayn in Yemen.

تبادره سيوف بني حوى

كأن عليه شقة أرجوان

The swords of the clan of Hawâ’ rushed to meet him

as if clothed in purple robes.