نَحْنُ اللَّذُونَ صبَّحُوا الصَباحا

نَحْنُ اللَّذُونَ صبَّحُوا الصَباحا

يَوْمَ النُخَيْلِ غارَةً مِلْحاحا

يَوْمَ النُخَيْلِ غارَةً مِلْحاحا

We are those who struck at dawn,

We are those who greeted the dawn

On the day of al-Nukhayl, in a relentless raid.

On the day of the palm trees with a fierce attack

نَحْنُ قَتَلْنَا المَلِكَ الجَحْجاحا

نَحْنُ قَتَلْنَا المَلِكَ الجَحْجاحا

دَهْراً فَهَيَّجْنا بِهِ أَنْواحا

دَهْراً فَهَيَّجْنا بِهِ أَنْواحا

We killed the mighty king,

We are those who killed the screaming king

Dahr—and over him we stirred up lamentations.

Stirring lamentations for an epoch

لا كَذِبَ اليَوْمِ وَلا مِزاحا

لا كَذِبَ اليَوْمِ وَلا مِزاحا

مَذْحِجَ فَاجْتَحْناهُمُ اجْتِياحا

مَذْحِجَ فَاجْتَحْناهُمُ اجْتِياحا

No lying today, and no jesting.

Today there is no jest or lies

Madhhij—so we swept them utterly away.

When they were insolent we assaulted them violently

فَلَمْ نَدَعْ لِسارِحٍ مُراحا

فَلَمْ نَدَعْ لِسارِحٍ مُراحا

إِلَّا دِياراً أَوْ دَماً مُفاحا

إِلَّا دِياراً أَوْ دَماً مُفاحا

So we left no fold for any grazing beast,

We left no respite for any fugitive

Except dwellings or spilled blood.

Except houses with blood spilled or ruins

نَحْنُ بَنُو خُوَيْلِدٍ صِراحا

نَحْنُ بَنُو خُوَيْلِدٍ صِراحا

We are the trueborn sons of Khuwaylid.

We are the clan of Khuwailid, clearly