إِنَّ تَميماً كُلُّ جَدٍّ لِجَدِّها

يَذُلُّ لِفَرّاسِ الجُدودِ كَلاكِلُه

Tamim, with all her valor, bows

To the keen lynx of valiant souls.

لَأَصيَدَ لَو يُلقي عَلى رُكنِ يَذبُلٍ

يَدَيهِ إِذاً لَاِنقَضَّ مِنهُ جَنادِلُه

Though on a mountain peak she stood,

Her hands would fail her if it willed.

وَإِنّي لَمِمّا أَجشُمُ الخَصمَ جَهدَهُ

وَلَو كَثُرَت عُرّامُهُ وَمَحاوِلُه

My nature is to crush my foe,

Though his allies and plots be many.

وَشَيَّبَني أَن لا يَزالَ مُرَجَّمٌ

مِنَ القَولِ مَأثورٌ خِفافٌ مَحامِلُه

I'm saddened that one still maligned

Should mouth at me his babbling lies.

تَقَوَّلَهُ غَيري لِآخَرَ مِثلِهِ

وَيُرمى بِهِ رَأسي وَيُترَكَ قائِلُه

Another quotes him word for word

And throws his taunts into my face.

فَما كُلُّ مَن يَظُّنَّني أَنا مُعتِبٌ

وَلا كُلُّ مَن قَد خافَني أَنا قاتِلُه

Not all who think me quick to blame,

Nor all who fear me, I would kill.

أَرى كُلُّ مَن صَلّى يُصَلّي وَراءَنا

وَكُلُّ غُلامٍ يَنسِلُ العامَ قابِلُه

I see those praying follow us,

Each lad the coming year awaits.

إِماماً لَنا مِنّا تَرى كُلَّ راغِبٍ

مِنَ الناسِ مَنبوطاً إِلَيهِ أَنامِلُه

The people's eager hands reach out

To us for guidance, as their imam.