يَختَلِفُ الناسُ ما لَم نَجتَمِع لَهُمُ

وَلا اِختِلافٌ إِذا ما أَجمَعَت مُضَرُ

People differ until we unite for them,

And no difference when Mudar agrees.

مِنّا الكَواهِلُ وَالأَعناقُ تَقدُمُها

وَالرَأسُ مِنّا وَفيهِ السَمعُ وَالبَصَرُ

From us come the shoulders and necks advancing,

And the head from us, in it hearing and sight.

وَلا نُحالِفُ إِلّا اللَهَ مِن أَحَدٍ

غَيرَ السُيوفِ إِذا ما اِغرَورَقَ النَظَرُ

We pledge allegiance to none but Allah,

Other than the swords when vision is dazzled.

وَمَن يَمِل يُمِلِ المَأثورِ ذِروَتَهُ

حَيثُ اِلتَقى مِن حَفافي رَأسُهُ الشَعَرُ

And whoever inclines, inclines the lofty crown

Where the hairline meets the top of his head.

أَمّا العَدُوُّ فَإِنّا لا نَميلُ لَهُم

حَتّى يَلينَ لِضِرسِ الماضِغِ الحَجَرُ

As for the enemy, we do not incline to them

Until stone yields to the grinding molar.