هَذي القَضايا فَمَن يُطاوِلها
وَهِيَ المَنايا فَمَن يُخاشِنُها
These are matters, so who can endure them,
When they are death, so who can confront it,
لَم يَثنِ عَن فارِسٍ وَحِميَرِها
دُروعُها المَوتَ أَو جَواشِنُها
No horseman was deterred by its armor,
Whether it was death or its breastplates,
وَلا قُصورٌ لَها مُشَيَّدَةٌ
قَد مُوِّهَت عَسجَداً رَواشِنُها
It has no erected palaces,
Its nomads have camouflaged it with shabby clothes,
وَبادَ لِلرومِ أُسرَةٌ عَجَبٌ
تُعرَفُ في وُلدِها شَناشِنُها
The Romans had amazing prisoners,
Recognized by their distinguished marks,
وَكانَ في طَيِّئٍ وَإِخوَتِها
مَطاعِمٌ لا يُرَدُّ راشِنُها
The tribe of Tayy and its brothers,
Had inns whose hosts could not be rejected,
وَآلُ قابوسَ أَهلُ مَملَكَةٍ
حامِلَةٍ رَفدَها رَعاشِنُها
The family of Qabous, people of a kingdom,
With supply lines feeding its peripheries.
