ألا بديارهم جن الكرام

وشفهم بليلاها الغرام

In their abodes gathered the generous souls,

And their nights were filled with passion.

بلاد أسفر الميلاد عنها

وصرحت الرضاعة والفطام

Lands where the auspicious birth sprang forth,

Where suckling and weaning took place.

وخالط تربها وارفضّ فيه

رفات من حبيب أو عظام

And he who cherished its soil and dwelled in it,

Were the remains of a beloved or bones.

بناء من أبوتنا الأوالي

يتمم بالبنين ويستدام

A structure built by our early forefathers,

To be completed with children and endure.

توالى المحسنون فشيدوه

وأيدى المحسنون هي الدعام

The benefactors succeeded each other and erected it,

And the hands of the benefactors were its pillars.

وأبلج في عنان الجود فرد

كمنزلة السموال لا يرام

A singular man generously poured forth,

Like the summit that cannot be aspired to.

يبيت النجم يقبس من ضياه

ويلمسها فيرتجل الجهام

The stars spend the night gleaming in its glow,

And the brave ones dismount to touch it.

له في الأعصر الأولى سمىٌّ

إذا ذكر اسمه ابتسم الذمام

In the early eras it had a name,

That made the clouds smile when mentioned.

كلا الجبلين حر عبقري

لدى محرابه ملك همام

The two mountains are free and genius,

Next to its altar is the steadfast king.

أُزيلوا عن معاقلهم فأمسي

لهم في معقل الصخر اعتصام

They were removed from their fortresses, so they spent the night

Taking refuge in the rock fortress.