وَإِن يَرجِعِ النُعمانُ نَفرَح وَنَبتَهِج

وَيَأتِ مَعَدّاً مُلكُها وَرَبيعُها

If Nu'man returns, we will rejoice and be delighted,

And Ma'dan will come back with its kingdom and spring,

وَيَرجِع إِلى غَسّانَ مُلكٌ وَسُؤدُدٌ

وَتِلكَ المُنى لَو أَنَّنا نَستَطيعُها

And the kingdom and protection will return to Ghassan,

And those hopes - if only we could achieve them!

وَإِن يَهلِكِ النُعمانُ تُعرَ مَطِيَّهُ

وَيُلقَ إِلى جَنبِ الفِناءِ قُطوعُها

But if Nu'man perishes, his riding animal will be stripped,

And his remains will be cast beside destruction,

وَتَنحَط حَصانٌ آخِرَ اللَيلِ نَحطَةً

تَقَضقَضُ مِنها أَو تَكادُ ضُلوعُها

And another horse will stumble at the end of night,

Its ribs almost or completely crushed.

عَلى إِثرِ خَيرِ الناسِ إِن كانَ هالِكاً

وَإِن كانَ في جَنبِ الفَتاةِ ضَجيعُها

Following the best of people, if he is destroyed,

And if his resting place is beside the young woman.