يا لِلرِجالِ لِطارِقِ الأَحزانِ

وَلِعامِرِ بنِ طُفَيلٍ الوَسنانِ

O you who brings sorrow to men, Tariq,

And you, mature Wassnan, son of Tufayl,

كانَت إِتاوَةُ قَومِهِ لِمُحَرِّقٍ

زَمَنالً وَصارَت بَعدُ لِلنُعمانِ

His tribe's leadership was once for Muharraq

Then later it became Nu'man's to avail,

عَدَّ القَوارِسَ مِن هَوازِنَ كُلِّها

فَخراً عَلَيَّ وَجِئتُ بِالدَيّانِ

I counted all the ships of Hawazin

As greater than me, so I came with a bail,

فَإِذا لِيَ الشَرَفُ المَتينُ بِوالِدٍ

ضَخمِ الدَسيعَةِ زانَني وَنَماني

Now I have the firm, noble lineage through my father

Who begot me, of mighty Dasa'a, it did not fail,

يا عامِ إِنَّكَ فارِسٌ ذو مَنعَةٍ

غَضُّ الشَبابِ أَخو نَدىً وَقِيانِ

O Uncle, you are a horseman of might

Whose youth rivals Nada and Qayan the hale,

وَاِعلَم بِأَنَّكَ يا اِبنَ فارِسِ قُرزُلٍ

دونَ الَّذي تَسعى لَهُ وَتُداني

And know, son of the horseman Qurzul,

You fall short of whom you strive for and hail,

لَيسَت فَوارِسُ عامِرٍ بِمُقِرَّةٍ

لَكَ بِالفَضيلَةِ في بَني غَيلانِ

The horsemen of Aamir are not pleased

With you excelling them, among Ghailan's tale,

فَإِذا لَقيتَ بَني الحماسِ وَمالِكٍ

وَبَني الضِبابِ وَحَيِّ آلِ قَنانِ

So if you meet the brave Hammas and Malik

And Banu Dibab and the family of Qanan the pale,

فَاِسأَل عَنِ الرِجلِ المُنَوِّهِ بِاِسمِهِ

وَالدافِعِ الأَعداءَ عَن نَجرانِ

Ask about the man whose name is renowned

Who drove the enemies away from Najran the frail,

يُعطى المَقادَةَ في فَوارِسِ قَومِهِ

كَرَماً لَعَمرُكَ وَالكَريمُ يَِمانِ

Al-Maqadas is given, among his tribe's horsemen,

Generosity - by your life! And magnanimity prevails in Yemen.