قَد رَمَى المَهديُّ ظَبياً

قَد رَمَى المَهديُّ ظَبياً

شَكَّ بالسَّهم فؤادَه

شَكَّ بالسَّهم فؤادَه

Al-Mahdi shot a gazelle,

Al-Mahdi has shot a gazelle,

piercing its heart with his arrow.

piercing its heart with the arrow.

وَعَلِيُّ بنُ سُلَيمَا

وَعَلِيُّ بنُ سُلَيمَا

نَ رَمَى كَلباً فَصَادَه

نَ رَمَى كَلباً فَصَادَه

And ʿAli, son of Sulayma—

And Ali, son of Sulayman,

—n shot a dog and bagged it.

shot a dog and bagged it.

فَهَنِيئاً لَهُمَا كُلُّ

فَهَنِيئاً لَهُمَا كُلُّ

امرِئٍ يأكُلُ زادَه

امرِئٍ يأكُلُ زادَه

May both enjoy their meal: each

So may they both enjoy it! Each

man eats his own fare.

man eats his own fare.