قَضَت قُطُراً مِن أَهلِ مَكَّةَ ناقَتي

قَضَت قُطُراً مِن أَهلِ مَكَّةَ ناقَتي

سِوى أَمَلي في الماجِدِ اِبنِ حِزامِ

سِوى أَمَلي في الماجِدِ اِبنِ حِزامِ

My she-camel has covered the quarters of Mecca’s people,

My she-camel completed a journey with a group from Mecca

save for my hope in the noble son of Hizam.

Except for my hope in the glorious Ibn Hizam

جَميلُ المُحَيّا مِن قُرَيشٍ كَأَنَّهُ

جَميلُ المُحَيّا مِن قُرَيشٍ كَأَنَّهُ

هِلالٌ بَدا مِن سُدفَةٍ وَظَلامَ

هِلالٌ بَدا مِن سُدفَةٍ وَظَلامَ

Fair of face, of Quraysh, as though he were

The beautiful faced one from Quraysh, he is like

a crescent appearing out of dusk and darkness.

A crescent moon appearing from a drawer in the darkness

فَأَكرِم بِنَسلٍ مِئكَ بَني مُحَمَّدٍ

فَأَكرِم بِنَسلٍ مِئكَ بَني مُحَمَّدٍ

وَبَني عَلِيٍّ فَاِسمَعَنَّ كَلامِيَ

وَبَني عَلِيٍّ فَاِسمَعَنَّ كَلامِيَ

So how noble a lineage—[unclear word]—the sons of Muhammad,

So treat kindly his offspring - the family of Muhammad

and the sons of Ali—so listen well to my words—

And the family of Ali - listen to my words

وَبَني حَكيمٍ وَالزُبَيرِ وَلا أَرى

وَبَني حَكيمٍ وَالزُبَيرِ وَلا أَرى

لَهُم شَبَهاً في مُنجِدٍ وَتَهامى

لَهُم شَبَهاً في مُنجِدٍ وَتَهامى

and the sons of Hakim and al-Zubayr; and I see no

And the family of Hakim and Zubayr, I do not see

equal to them among men of Najd or Tihama.

Any resemblance to them in glory and ambition

تَمَطَّت بِهِ بَيضاءَ فَرعُ نَجيبَةٌ

تَمَطَّت بِهِ بَيضاءَ فَرعُ نَجيبَةٌ

حَصانٌ وَبَعضُ الوالِداتِ غَرامُ

حَصانٌ وَبَعضُ الوالِداتِ غَرامُ

A fair woman, a nobly born scion, bore him,

A noble branch rode him, white Baidaa

chaste; yet some mothers are a lasting affliction.

A stallion, and some mothers are infatuated