يا حَرْبُ يا ابْنَ حَكَمٍ لِلمُعْتَمِي

أَنْت امْرُؤٌ تُعْرَفُ بِالتَكَرُّمِ

O war, O son of wisdom for the blind,

You are a man known for generosity,

بَنَى لَكَ المُنْذِرُ ما لَمْ يُهْدَمِ

وَسَمَكَ الجارُودُ سَمْك الأَجْسَمِ

Al-Mundhir built for you what has not been destroyed,

And Al-Jarood made you as solid as granite,

مِنَ الفَعَالِ وَالدَسِيع الأَعْظَمِ

فَما ظَلَمْتَ الناسَ بِالتَجَهضُمِ

With glorious deeds and immense valor,

You have not wronged people with aggression,

وَبِالفَعالِ لَكَ فِي المُقَدَّمِ

نُورٌ مَضَى تَنْوِيرُهُ لَمْ يُظْلمِ

And with your deeds you are in the vanguard,

A light that shone and was not extinguished,

وَمِنْ تَمِيمٍ لَكَ فِي العَرَمْرَمِ

غُلْبٌ رَوَاسِيهِنَّ فِي مُجْرَنْثَمِ

And from Tamim you gained victory in Al-Armarm,

Conquering them in Mujrantham,

وَالرِفْدُ مِنْ كُلِّ أَغَرَّ سَرْطَمِ

مِنْ عَدَد الأَحْياءِ فِي مُحْرَنْجَمِ

And support from every bold and fearless man,

As many as live in Muhranjam,

قَدْ عَلِمُوا أَنَّكَ غَيْرُ تَوْأَمِ

تَرْمِي وَراءَ قَذْفِهِمْ وَتَرْتَمِي

They know you are peerless,

You chase after their missiles and dodge,

وَراءَ جَرْي السابِقِ المُصَمِّمِ

رَمَيْتَ عَنْ عِرْضِكَ رَمْيَ المِرْجَمِ

Behind the gallop of the resolute racer,

You have cast for your honor’s sake like a catapult,

بِحسَبٍ تَمَّ وَرَأْيٍ فَدْغَمِ

وَعِنْدَ إِمْرارِ المُغَارِ المُبْرَمِ

With due measure, resolved and determined,

And when the formidable crises loom,

تَمُد أَدْراك القَوِيِّ المُحْكَمِ

وَتَقْبَل الأَخْلاقَ بِالتَقَمُّمِ

You extend the grasp of the strong and firm,

And accept morals with perseverance,

وَسَطْتَ عَبْدَ القَيْسِ عِنْد الأَنْجُمِ

أَشْراطِهِنَّ وَالسِماكِ المِرْزَمِ

You have mediated on behalf of Abdul Qais before the stars,

Their conditions and the disdainful aloofness,

إِذَا امْرُؤٌ آخَيْتَهُ لَمْ يَنْدَمِ

وَلَمْ تَزَلْ مِنْكَ فُضُولُ المُنْعِمِ

When you befriend a man he has no regrets,

And you have never ceased to bestow favors,

يُمْطِرْن أَدْجان الغُبُوث السُجَّمِ

سَبَحْتَ مِنْ غَلْوِ الجَوادِ المِخْدَمِ

Which rain down like the torrents of dripping clouds,

You have risen above the excess of the noble steed,