مَعاقِلُهُم آجامُهُم وَنِساؤُهُم

وَأَيمانُنا بِالمَشرَفِيَّةِ مُعقِلُ

Their fortresses and tents are ours, as are their women,

And our oath to al-Musharifiyya is an impregnable fortress.

كَأَنَّ رُؤوسَ الخَزرَجِيِّينَ إِذ بَدَت

كَتائِبُنا تَترى مَعَ الصُبحِ حَنظَلُ

It was as if the heads of the Khazraj, when seen,

Were like our battalions that march at dawn.

فَلا تَقرَبوا جُذمانَ إِنَّ حَمامَهُ

وَجَنَّتَهُ تَأذى بِكُم فَتَحَمَّلوا

So do not approach Judham, for its pigeons

And gardens would suffer harm from you, so be forewarned.

وَكائِن رَأَينا مِن أُناسٍ ذَوي غِنىً

وَجِدَّةِ عَيشٍ أَصبَحوا قَد تَبَدَّلوا

Though we've seen people of riches

And comfortable lives, they have now changed.

فَإِن تَكُ قَد أوتيتَ مالاً فَلا تَكُن

بِهِ بَطِراً وَالحالُ قَد تَتَحَوَّلُ

If you've been granted wealth, do not

Squander it, for one's state can change.

فَلَيسَ عَلَينا قالَةٌ غَيرَ أَنَّنا

نَسودُ وَنَكفي كُلَّ ذَلِكَ نَفعَلُ

It's not incumbent upon us, except that we

Will master all of that and suffice.

كَأَنّا وَقَد أَجلَوا لَنا عَن نِسائِهِم

أُسودٌ لَها في عيصِ بيشَةَ أَشبُلُ

It's as if they've kept their women away from us

And for them there are lions in ‘Ays Bishah.

بِبِئرِ الدُرَيكِ فَاِستَعِدّوا لِمِثلِها

وَأَصغوا لَها آذانُكُم وَتَأَمَّلوا

So prepare for the like of Bi'r ad-Duriyk.

Listen to it with your ears and ponder.