بَرِئنا إِلى المرّانِ بكر بن وائِلٍ

بَرِئنا إِلى المرّانِ بكر بن وائِلٍ

عَلانِيةً مِن حِلفِ كُلِّ يَمانِ

عَلانِيةً مِن حِلفِ كُلِّ يَمانِ

We, Bakr ibn Wa'il, have renounced before the spear-shafts,

We have been cleared of ties with the house of Marwan son of Wa'il

openly, any alliance with any Yemenite.

Openly, from the pact of all of Yemen

فَراشٌ إِذا ما احتيجَ لِلحلم مِنهُمُ

فَراشٌ إِذا ما احتيجَ لِلحلم مِنهُمُ

وَدَيّانِ أَطماعٍ بِكُلِّ مَكانِ

وَدَيّانِ أَطماعٍ بِكُلِّ مَكانِ

They are moths when forbearance is needed from them,

Bedouins, whenever wisdom is needed from them

and masters of greedy desires everywhere.

And granting the hopes of greed in every place

فَجزّوا خُصاكم وَاِبتَغوا من تحالفوا

فَجزّوا خُصاكم وَاِبتَغوا من تحالفوا

مِنَ النَّاسِ حَيّاً غَيرَ أزدِ عُمانِ

مِنَ النَّاسِ حَيّاً غَيرَ أزدِ عُمانِ

So cut off your testicles, and seek those with whom to ally,

So reward those you have allied with

among the people—a tribe other than the Azd of Oman.

Among the people, O Azd Oman, with life