يا لِلرِجالِ لِطارِقِ الأَحزانِ

يا لِلرِجالِ لِطارِقِ الأَحزانِ

وَلِعامِرِ بنِ طُفَيلٍ الوَسنانِ

وَلِعامِرِ بنِ طُفَيلٍ الوَسنانِ

O men, help against the night visitor of sorrows,

O you who brings sorrow to men, Tariq,

and against drowsy 'Amir ibn Tufayl!

And you, mature Wassnan, son of Tufayl,

كانَت إِتاوَةُ قَومِهِ لِمُحَرِّقٍ

كانَت إِتاوَةُ قَومِهِ لِمُحَرِّقٍ

زَمَنالً وَصارَت بَعدُ لِلنُعمانِ

زَمَنالً وَصارَت بَعدُ لِلنُعمانِ

His people's tribute went to Muharriq

His tribe's leadership was once for Muharraq

for a time, then afterward to al-Nu'man.

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

عَدَّ القَوارِسَ مِن هَوازِنَ كُلِّها

عَدَّ القَوارِسَ مِن هَوازِنَ كُلِّها

فَخراً عَلَيَّ وَجِئتُ بِالدَيّانِ

فَخراً عَلَيَّ وَجِئتُ بِالدَيّانِ

He counted the horsemen from all of Hawazin

I counted all the ships of Hawazin

as a boast over me, while I brought forward al-Dayyan.

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

فَإِذا لِيَ الشَرَفُ المَتينُ بِوالِدٍ

فَإِذا لِيَ الشَرَفُ المَتينُ بِوالِدٍ

ضَخمِ الدَسيعَةِ زانَني وَنَماني

ضَخمِ الدَسيعَةِ زانَني وَنَماني

And behold, mine is unshakable honor through a father

Now I have the firm, noble lineage through my father

of vast bounty, who ennobled me and gave me my lineage.

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

يا عامِ إِنَّكَ فارِسٌ ذو مَنعَةٍ

يا عامِ إِنَّكَ فارِسٌ ذو مَنعَةٍ

غَضُّ الشَبابِ أَخو نَدىً وَقِيانِ

غَضُّ الشَبابِ أَخو نَدىً وَقِيانِ

O 'Amir, you are indeed a horseman of might,

O Uncle, you are a horseman of might

fresh in youth, a man of generosity and singing-girls.

Whose youth rivals Nada and Qayan the hale,

وَاِعلَم بِأَنَّكَ يا اِبنَ فارِسِ قُرزُلٍ

وَاِعلَم بِأَنَّكَ يا اِبنَ فارِسِ قُرزُلٍ

دونَ الَّذي تَسعى لَهُ وَتُداني

دونَ الَّذي تَسعى لَهُ وَتُداني

And know, O son of Qurzul's rider, that you are

And know, son of the horseman Qurzul,

below what you strive for and seek to approach.

You fall short of whom you strive for and hail,

لَيسَت فَوارِسُ عامِرٍ بِمُقِرَّةٍ

لَيسَت فَوارِسُ عامِرٍ بِمُقِرَّةٍ

لَكَ بِالفَضيلَةِ في بَني غَيلانِ

لَكَ بِالفَضيلَةِ في بَني غَيلانِ

The horsemen of 'Amir do not concede

The horsemen of Aamir are not pleased

superiority to you among the sons of Ghaylan.

With you excelling them, among Ghailan's tale,

فَإِذا لَقيتَ بَني الحماسِ وَمالِكٍ

فَإِذا لَقيتَ بَني الحماسِ وَمالِكٍ

وَبَني الضِبابِ وَحَيِّ آلِ قَنانِ

وَبَني الضِبابِ وَحَيِّ آلِ قَنانِ

So when you meet the sons of al-Hamas and Malik,

So if you meet the brave Hammas and Malik

and the sons of al-Dibab and the clan of the house of Qanan,

And Banu Dibab and the family of Qanan the pale,

فَاِسأَل عَنِ الرِجلِ المُنَوِّهِ بِاِسمِهِ

فَاِسأَل عَنِ الرِجلِ المُنَوِّهِ بِاِسمِهِ

وَالدافِعِ الأَعداءَ عَن نَجرانِ

وَالدافِعِ الأَعداءَ عَن نَجرانِ

then ask about the man who brings renown to his name,

Ask about the man whose name is renowned

and who drives the enemies away from Najran.

Who drove the enemies away from Najran the frail,

يُعطى المَقادَةَ في فَوارِسِ قَومِهِ

يُعطى المَقادَةَ في فَوارِسِ قَومِهِ

كَرَماً لَعَمرُكَ وَالكَريمُ يَِمانِ

كَرَماً لَعَمرُكَ وَالكَريمُ يَِمانِ

He is given command among his people's horsemen

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

for his nobility, by your life—and the noble man is Yemeni.

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