نَمَتكَ قُرومُ أَولادِ المُعَلّى

نَمَتكَ قُرومُ أَولادِ المُعَلّى

وَأَبناءُ المَسامِعَةِ الكِرامِ

وَأَبناءُ المَسامِعَةِ الكِرامِ

You descend from the chieftains among al-Muʿallā’s sons,

The tents of the descendants of Mu'alla

And the noble sons of al-Masāmiʿa.

And the noble sons of listening

تَخَمَّطُ في رَبيعَةَ بَينَ بَكرٍ

تَخَمَّطُ في رَبيعَةَ بَينَ بَكرٍ

وَعَبدِ القَيسِ في الحَسَبِ اللُهامِ

وَعَبدِ القَيسِ في الحَسَبِ اللُهامِ

You swagger among Rabīʿa, between Bakr

Writhe between Bakr

And ʿAbd al-Qays, in mighty ancestral honor.

And Abd al-Qays in kinship, oh Allah

إِذا سَمَتِ القُرومُ لَهُم عَلَتهُم

إِذا سَمَتِ القُرومُ لَهُم عَلَتهُم

شَقاشِقُ بَينَ أَشداقٍ وَهامِ

شَقاشِقُ بَينَ أَشداقٍ وَهامِ

When chieftains rise to rival them, above those chiefs rise

When the clans stand their ground against them

Camel throat-sacs between jaws and heads.

Swords flash between resolute jaws and zeal