أَلا أَيُّها الباغي البرازَ تَقَرَّبَن

أَساقيكَ بِالطَعنِ الغدافَ المُقَشَّبا

O you who wrongfully attacked, come forward,

I'll stab you with a sharp and strong spear.

فَأَيُّ فَتى في الحَربِ وَالمَوتُ سيبُهُ

عَلى شارِبيهِ فَاِسقِني مِنهُ وَاِشرَبا

What brave man in war fears death,

When it is served to those who drink it, so serve it to me and I will drink.

وَدونَكها نَجلاءَ يَنضَحُ فَرعُها

نَجيعاً دَماً مِن داخِلِ الجَوفِ مُثغَبا

Below it are palm trees dripping

Fresh blood from within their trunks.

حَباكَ بِها مَن لا يُصَرَّدُ كَأَسُهُ

إِذا ما سَقاها مَن إِلى المَوتِ ثَوَّبا

With it are quenched those who are undaunted when their cup is passed around,

When it is served by those who are stepping towards death.

أَخو غَمَراتٍ لا يُرَوَّعُ جَأشهُ

إِذا المَوتُ بِالمَوتِ اِرتَدى وَتَعَصبا

A brother of deluges whose courage is not shaken

When death meets death fully armed and zealous.

يُباشِرُ في الحَربِ السُيوفَ وَلا يَرى

لِمَن لَم يُباشِرها مِنَ المَوتِ مَهرَبا

He takes part in war wielding swords and sees

No escape from death for those who do not take part.

أَغَرُّ نَماهُ مازِنٌ بِفِعالِهِ

وَكانَ نَجيبَ الأُمَّهاتِ فَأَنجَبا

The sleeping ambitions of Maazin were awakened by his deeds

He was born to noble mothers so he begot noble deeds.