أَفي طَرَفَي عامٍ وَكيعٌ وَمُحرِزٌ

وَأَنّى لَنا مِثلاهُما لِتَميمِ

Two years have passed and I am dejected and safeguarded

How can we find two more years like them, O Tameem

سِماكانِ كانا يَرفَعانِ بِناءَنا

وَمِردى حُروبٍ جَمَّةٍ وَخُصومِ

They were pillars supporting our structure

And strongholds against hordes of wars and foes