ما عِلَّتي وَأَنا جَلدٌ حازِم

وَفي يَميني ذو غِرارٍ صارِم

What weakness is mine, when I am sturdy and resolute,

And in my right hand is a sharp, severing blade,

وَعَن يَميني مَذحَجُ القَماقِم

وَعَن يَساري وائِلُ الخَضارِم

And on my right flank are the mighty lords of Madhhaj,

And on my left are the bountiful chiefs of Wa'il,

وَالقَلبُ حَولي مُضَرُ الجَماجِم

وَأَقبَلت هَمدانُ وَالأَكارِم

And the center around me holds the great heads of Mudar,

And Hamdan has advanced alongside the noble ones,

أَقسَمتُ بِاللَهِ العَليِّ العالِمِ

لا أَنثَني إِلا بَرَدِّ الراغِمِ

I have sworn by God, the Exalted, the All-Knowing,

I shall not turn back until I have humbled the foe,

مَشيَ الجِمالِ البُزلِ الخَلاجِمِ

Advancing with the heavy stride of full-grown camels.