أَمِن دونِ لَيلى عَوَّقَتنا العَوائِقُ

جُنودٌ وَقَفرٌ تَرتَعيهِ النَقانِقُ

Beyond Layla hindrances impeded our way,

Soldiers and a barren land where foxes stray.

وَعجمٌ وَأَعرابٌ وَأَرضٌ سَحيقَةٌ

وَحِصنٌ وَدورٌ دونَها وَمَغالِقُ

Non-Arabs and Bedouins, a vast expanse of land,

A fortress, abodes - all barring our hand.

وَغَرَّبَها عَنّي لَكيزٌ بِجَهلِهِ

وَلَمّا يَعُقهُ عِندَ ذَلِكَ عائِقُ

An ignorant man estranged her from me,

When advice could not deter his tyranny.

وَقَلَّدَني ما لا أُطيقُ إِذا وَنَت

بَنو مُضَرَ الحُمرُ الكِرامُ الشَقائِقُ

He burdened me with more than I could endure,

The noble, red-cheeked clan of Mudar once pure.

وَإِنّي لَأَرجوهُم وَلَستُ بِآئِسٍ

وَإِنّي بِهِم يا قَومُ لا شَكَّ واثِقُ

Yet I still hope in them - I'm not in despair,

My people, in them, truly, I fully trust.

فَمَن مُبلِغٌ بُردَ الإِيادي وَقَومَهُ

بِأَنّي بِثاري لا مَحالَةَ لاحِقُ

Who will tell the children of my tribe anew

That I, without doubt, will avenge what is due?

سَتُسعِدُني بيضُ الصَوارِمِ وَالقَنا

وَتَحمِلُني اِلقُبُّ العِتاقُ السَوابِقُ

White swords and spears will bring me joy again

As honour's mantle settles on me then.

رَمى اللَهُ مَن يَرمي الكَعابَ بِريبَةٍ

وَمَن هُوَ بِالفَحشاءِ وَالمَكرِ ناطِقُ

May God curse those who with suspicion view

And those whose tongues with vice and mischief spew.