ما أَنجَحَت غَطَفانُ في أُكرومَةٍ
إِنجاحَها بِالصَيدِ آلِ نَجاحِ
Never did Ghatafan gain such honor
How successful were the Ghatafans in Ukrumah
As it did through the proud lords, the house of Najah.
With their hunting, O clan of Najah!
وَرِثوا الكِتابَةَ وَالفُروسَةَ وَالحِجى
عَن كُلِّ أَبيَضَ مِنهُمُ وَضّاحِ
They inherited writing, horsemanship, and wisdom
They inherited writing, horsemanship and argument
From every fair-faced, radiant man among them,
From every bright ancestor among them, every Waddah!
بِصُدورِ أَقلامٍ تَرُدُّ إِلَيهِمُ
أَمرَ الخِلافَةِ أَو صُدورِ رِماحِ
With pen-points that restore to them
With the breasts of pens which transmit to them
The affairs of the caliphate—or with spear-points.
The affairs of the Caliphate or the breasts of spears!
Sol 6.1