وَراءَ بُيوتِ الحَيِّ مُرتَجِزاً أَشدو

وَراءَ بُيوتِ الحَيِّ مُرتَجِزاً أَشدو

وَفيهِنَّ هِندٌ وَهيَ خودٌ غَريرَةٌ

وَفيهِنَّ هِندٌ وَهيَ خودٌ غَريرَةٌ

Behind the tribe’s dwellings I sing, chanting rajaz verse.

Behind the houses of the neighborhood I sing

And in them is Hind, a lovely, guileless young woman.

Within them are Hindi and she is charming

وَمُنيَةُ قَلبي دونَ أَترابِها هِندُ

وَمُنيَةُ قَلبي دونَ أَترابِها هِندُ

فَسدّدنَ أَخصاصَ البُيوتِ بَأَعيُنٍ

فَسدّدنَ أَخصاصَ البُيوتِ بَأَعيُنٍ

And Hind, rather than her peers, is my heart’s desire.

And my heart's beloved is Hindi among her peers

So they filled the dwellings’ gaps with eyes

So they peered through the windows of the houses

حَكَت قُضُباً في كُلِّ قَلبٍ لَها غمدُ

حَكَت قُضُباً في كُلِّ قَلبٍ لَها غمدُ

وَقُلنَ أَلا مِن أَينَ أَقبَلَ ذا الفَتى

وَقُلنَ أَلا مِن أَينَ أَقبَلَ ذا الفَتى

That resembled swords, with a sheath for them in every heart.

She had pierced arrows in each heart that loved her

And they said, “Listen, where has this young man come from?

And said - oh, where did this young man come from?

وَمَنشأُهُ إِمّا تُهامَةُ أَو نَجدُ

وَمَنشأُهُ إِمّا تُهامَةُ أَو نَجدُ

وَفي لَفظِهِ عُلوِيَّةٌ مِن فَصاحَةٍ

وَفي لَفظِهِ عُلوِيَّةٌ مِن فَصاحَةٍ

And his birthplace is either Tihamah or Najd.

Is he from Tihama or Najd?

And his speech has a lofty eloquence,

And in his words is eloquence and clarity

وَقَد كانَ مِن أَعطافِهِ يَقطُرُ المَجدُ

وَقَد كانَ مِن أَعطافِهِ يَقطُرُ المَجدُ

And indeed glory was dripping from his sides.”

And from his sides glory used to drip