ولولا معد وأيامها

ولولا معد وأيامها

وأنهم السنخ والمنصل

وأنهم السنخ والمنصل

Were it not for Maʿadd and its days,

And for their being the root and the blade,

لضاق الفضاء على أهله

لضاق الفضاء على أهله

ولم يك ناس ولا منزل

ولم يك ناس ولا منزل

The open expanse would close in on its inhabitants;

There would be neither people nor dwelling.

وزلزلت الأرض زلزالها

وزلزلت الأرض زلزالها

وأدخل في امه دعهل

وأدخل في امه دعهل

The earth would shake with its own quake,

And Daʿhal would be put into his mother.