أَلا أَبلِغا عَنّي سُلَيماً وَرَبَّهُ

فَزيدا عَلَيَّ مِئرَةً وَتَغَضُّبا

O convey from me to Sulaim my greetings, and his Lord's,

Then heap reproaches on me and pretend to be angry,

فَإِن كانَ جِدٌّ فَاِسعَيا ما وَسِعتُما

وَإِن كانَ لِعبٌ آخِرَ الدَهرِ فَاِلعَبا

If it is serious then strive as far as you both are able,

And if it is playful then sport to the end of time,

وَمِن يَعدِلُ اللَيثُ المُجَرَّبُ وَقعُهُ

بِحِسلَينِ لَمّا يَعدُوا أَن تَضَبَّبا

Who can compare the experienced lion's pounce

To two foxes when they resolve to slink away?

لَحا اللَهُ أَدنانا إِلى اللُؤمِ زُلفَةً

وَأَعجَزَنا خالاً وَأَلأَمَنا أَبا

May God bring our chiefs closer to infamy,

Disable us of maternal uncles and afflict us with fathers,

وَأَجدَرَنا أَن يَنفُخَ الكيرَ خالُهُ

يَصوغُ القُروطَ وَالشُنوفَ بِيَثرِبا

And make it more fitting for his uncle to blow the horn

And mint dirhams and ounces in Yathrib!