لَعَمرُكَ ما أَضاعَ بَنو زِيادٍ

ذِمارَ أَبيهِمِ فيمَن يُضيعُ

By your life! The sons of Ziyad have not wasted

The glory of their father among those who waste.

بَنو جِنِّيَّةٍ وَلَدَت سُيوفاً

صَوارِمَ كُلَّها ذَكَرٌ صَنيعُ

The Jinniyah bore swords as sons,

All stalwart blades, each a feat wrought.

وَجارَتُهُم حَصانٌ ما تُزَنّى

وَطاعِمَةُ الشِتاءِ فَما تَجوعُ

And their neighbor is a steed that is never weak,

That feeds in winter yet is never hungry.

شَرى وُدّي وَتَكرِمَتي جَميع

لِآخِرِ غالِبٍ أَبَداً رَبيعُ

I have pledged allegiance and bestowed my honor

Upon the last victor forever flourishing.