أَبلِغ يَزيدَ بِني شيبانَ مَألُكَةً

إِنَّ الكَتائِبَ لا يُهزَمنَ بِالكُتِبِ

Convey to Yazid ibn Shiban a message

Armies cannot be defeated by books

إِنَّ الوَعيدَ بِظَهرِ الغَيبِ مَعجِزَةٌ

فَإِن أَرَدتَ قِتالَ القَومِ فَاِقتَرِبِ

Threatening the unseen is a miracle

If you want to fight the people, get close