لأكناف الجريب فنعف سلمى

فأحساء الأساحلِ فالجنابُ

The flanks of the nearby hill are covered in flowers,

And the coasts of Ahsa, then Janaab,

إلى روضات ليلى مخصباتٍ

عوافٍ قد أصات بها الذباب

To the fertile gardens of Layla,

With humming insects that swarm and hover,

كأنَّ المكر والحوذانَ فيها

وحماض التلاعِ الكهلَ غاب

As if mischief and deceit were there,

And the foolishness of old age has vanished.

أحق شبابكم من حرب قوم

له خلق وناحية وداب

Is it right that your youths make war

Against a people with dignity, region, and constitution?

وإن تابوا فإن بني سليم

وإخوتهم هوازن قد أنابوا

And if they repent, the tribe of Suleim

And their brethren Hawazin have relented,

لأعداد المياه ليحضروها

وبالحولان كلب والرباب

To gather water supplies and bring them forth,

With camels, dogs, and carriages.

وأسفل منكم بكر حلول

على تعثاى رئيت القباب

Lower than you is Bakr Hulwal

Over Ta'us I saw the tents.