وَدَّ نُفَيرٌ لِلمَكاوِرِ أَنَّهُم

بِنَجرانَ في شاءِ الحِجازِ المُوَقَّرِ

A group yearned for adventures, that they

Were in Najran during the esteemed months of Hijaz

أَسَعياً إِلى نَجرانَ في شَهرِ ناجِرٍ

حُفاةً وَأَعيا كُلُّ أَعيَسَ مِسفَرِ

Heading to Najran in the blazing month

Barefoot, with worn-out clothes, every travel-weary one

وَقَرَّت لَهُم عَيني بِيَومِ حُذُنَّةٍ

كَأَنَّهُمُ تَذبيحُ شاءٍ مُعتَّرِ

And my eyes were comforted on the day of Huthaynah

As if they were slaughtered sheep adorned

عَمَدتُم إِلى شِلوٍ تُنوذِرَ قَبلَكم

كَثيرِ عِظامَ الرَأسِ ضَخمُ المُذَمَّرِ

You have turned to Shilw that warns you

Of the many skull bones, huge and armored