أَتَجعَلُ يا اِبنَ القَينِ أَولادَ دارِمٍ

أَتَجعَلُ يا اِبنَ القَينِ أَولادَ دارِمٍ

كَشَيبانَ شَلَّت مِن يَدَيكَ الأَصابِعُ

كَشَيبانَ شَلَّت مِن يَدَيكَ الأَصابِعُ

Do you, son of the smith, make the sons of Darim

Do you make the sons of Darim, O son of Qayn,

equal to Shayban? May the fingers of your hands be paralyzed!

Like Shayban, whose fingers old age has impaired,

وَأَينَ مَحَلُّ المَجدِ إِلّا عَلَيهِمُ

وَأَينَ مَحَلُّ المَجدِ إِلّا عَلَيهِمُ

وَأَينَ النَدى إِلّا لَهُم وَالدَسائِعُ

وَأَينَ النَدى إِلّا لَهُم وَالدَسائِعُ

And where does glory rest, if not upon them?

And where is the abode of glory except with them,

And where are generosity and lavish gifts found, if not with them?

And where is generosity except theirs and the chargers?

فَما رَحَلَت شَيبانُ إِلّا رَأَيتَها

فَما رَحَلَت شَيبانُ إِلّا رَأَيتَها

إِماماً وَإِلّا سائِرُ الناسِ تابِعُ

إِماماً وَإِلّا سائِرُ الناسِ تابِعُ

For Shayban never set out without your seeing it

So Shayban did not set out except you saw them

in the lead, with all the rest of the people following.

Leading, while the rest of the people following,

لَهُم يَومُ ذي قارٍ أَناخوا فَضارَبوا

لَهُم يَومُ ذي قارٍ أَناخوا فَضارَبوا

كَتائِبَ كِسرى حينَ طارَ الوَشائِعُ

كَتائِبَ كِسرى حينَ طارَ الوَشائِعُ

The day of Dhi Qar is theirs: they made their camels kneel, then fought

At Dhi Qar they halted and attacked

Kisra's battalions when the war banners flew.

Kisra's regiments when rumors were rife,

وَما راحَ فيها يَشكُرِيٌّ وَلا غَدا

وَما راحَ فيها يَشكُرِيٌّ وَلا غَدا

لِذُهلٍ وَتَيمِ اللَهِ رَأسٌ مُشايِعُ

لِذُهلٍ وَتَيمِ اللَهِ رَأسٌ مُشايِعُ

And no man of Yashkur went forth there at evening, nor in the morning did

Neither a Yashkuri nor a Dhul went forth there

a supporting chief of Dhuhl or Taym Allah.

Nor a Taym, Allah's heads, giving aid.