دَعَوتُ بَني قَيسٍ إِلَيَّ فّشّمَّرّت

خَناذيذُ مِن سَعدٍ طِوالُ السَواعِدِ

I invited the tribe of Banu Qais to me, so they rolled up their sleeves,

Stout warriors from Sa`d with long forearms,

إِذا مت قُلوبُ القَومِ طارَت مَخافَةً

مِنَ المَوتِ أَرسَوا بِالنُفوسِ المَواجِدِ

When people's hearts are seized with fear of death,

They charge with their souls into the path of death.