إِلَيكَ اِبنَ سَيّارٍ فَتى الجودِ واعَسَت

بِنا البيدَ أَعضادُ المَهاري الشَعاشِعِ

To you, son of Sayyar, youth of generosity and splendor

In afflicting (our enemies) with spears are the strong pillars of valor shining

كَمِ اِجتَبنَ مِن لَيلٍ يَطَأنَ خُدودَهُ

إِلَيكَ وَنَشرٍ بِالضُحى مُتَخاشِعِ

How many a night whose cheeks the darkness kissed

Seeking you at dawn submissively supplicating

إِذا اِنقادَ بِالمَوماةِ سامَينَ خَطمَهُ

بِمائِرَةِ الآباطِ خوصِ المَدامِعِ

When his obstinate mouth is led by the bridle

With the fountains of tears from sorrowful eyes streaming

فَلَمّا شَكَت عَضَّ الرِحالِ ظُهورُها

إِلى خِندِفِيِّ الجودِ لِلضَيمِ دافِعِ

Then when the backs of the mounts complained

Of the saddlebags, to Kindafi resorting, for wrongs redressing

أَنَخنا بِها صُهبَ المَهاري فَجُرِّدَت

مِنَ المَيسِ تَجريدَ السُيوفِ القَواطِعِ

With them we attacked the valiant foes till they were stripped

Of armor, like bared swords penetrating

وَأَنتَ اِمرُؤٌ تَحمي ذِمارَ عَشيرَةٍ

كِرامٍ بِجَزلٍ مِن عَطائِكَ نافِعِ

While you, man, protect the honor of a noble clan

With your abundant gifts benefiting the generous

جَسيمُ مَحَلِّ البَيتِ ضَمَّنَكَ القِرى

أَبوكَ وَأَحداثُ الأُمورَ الجَوامِعِ

Great landmark of the house including you, the homes

Your father and events of all-uniting significance

لِبَيتِكَ مِن أَفناءِ خِندِفَ كُلِّها

عَرانينُ لَيسَت بَالوَشيطِ التَوابِعِ

For your house, from all the plains of Kindaf

Chiefs not mere followers of protectorates convening

وَكُلُّ جَسورٍ بِالمِئينَ وَمُطعِمٍ

إِذا اِغبَرَّ آفاقُ الرِياحِ الزَعازِعِ

And every bridge thronged with hundreds, every guest-house

When horizons are obscured by gusts disrupting

فَكَم لَكَ يا نَصرَ بنَ سَيّارَ مِن أَبٍ

أَغَرَّ إِذا اِلتَفَّت نَواصي المَجامِعِ

So how many a father, Nasr son of Sayyar, you have

Who frightens when he turns his protected head veiling

كُهولٌ وَشُبّانٌ مَساعيرُ في الوَغى

لَهُم بِالقَنا أَيدٍ طِوالُ الأَشاجِعِ

Seniors and youths, hastening to the fray

With spears, long-reaching hands retrieving

إِذا جَرَّدوا أَسيافَهُم لِكَتيبَةٍ

لَمَعنَ وَميضَ العارِضِ المُتَدافِعِ

When they bare their swords against a troop

Flashing and gleaming like lightning radiating

وَأَنتَ اِبنُ أَشياخٍ إِذا نَضَبَ الثَرى

مِنَ المَحلِ كانوا كَاللُيوثِ الرَوابِعِ

While you, son of revered elders, when the earth

Was depleted, were like lions undaunted roaring

هُمُ الضامِنونَ المالَ لِلجارِ وَالقِرى

مِنَ الأَرضِ إِذ خيفَت جُدوبُ المَواقِعِ

They who guaranteed wealth for neighbor and homeland

When the pits of death were dreaded yawning