أَهاشِمُ خُذ مِنّي رِضاكَ وَإِن أَتى

أَهاشِمُ خُذ مِنّي رِضاكَ وَإِن أَتى

رِضاكَ عَلى نَفسي فَغَيرُ مَلومِ

رِضاكَ عَلى نَفسي فَغَيرُ مَلومِ

O Hashim, take from me whatever satisfies you, even if

O Hashim, take my consent even if

O Hashim, exact your satisfaction from me; though it weighs upon my soul, you are free of blame.

your satisfaction costs me my life: you are not to blame.

My consent comes at the cost of myself, I shall not be blamed

For I swear, my insults struck none but my own father and honor; I have torn nothing but my own skin.

فَأُقسِمُ ما جاوَزتُ بِالشَتمِ والِدي

فَأُقسِمُ ما جاوَزتُ بِالشَتمِ والِدي

وَعِرضي وَما مَزَّقتُ غَيرَ أَديمي

وَعِرضي وَما مَزَّقتُ غَيرَ أَديمي

For I swear, my insults went no further than my father

I swear I never went beyond insulting my father

I was merely like one who exposes his own shame before the staring eyes of enemies and kin.

and my honor; I tore nothing but my own skin.

And my honor, and I never tore anything but my own garment

So I sought refuge in Hashim's protection and he sheltered me—a noble soul I deem above all others in nobility.

وَلا كُنتُ إِلّا كَالَّذي كَشَفَ استَهُ

وَلا كُنتُ إِلّا كَالَّذي كَشَفَ استَهُ

بِمَرأى عُيونٍ مِن عِدىً وَحَميمِ

بِمَرأى عُيونٍ مِن عِدىً وَحَميمِ

And I was only like one who bared his backside

And I was only like one who exposed his flaw

Truly, a man who overlooks a blunder such as mine, though it wounded him, is the very essence of forbearance.

before the eyes of enemies and close friends.

In full view of eyes of both friend and foe

He towers high above mankind, until it seems they behold in him a star leading the host of stars.

فَعُذتُ بِحَقوَي هاشِمٍ فَأَجارَني

فَعُذتُ بِحَقوَي هاشِمٍ فَأَجارَني

كَريمٌ أَراهُ فَوقَ كُلِّ كَريمِ

كَريمٌ أَراهُ فَوقَ كُلِّ كَريمِ

So I sought refuge at Hashim's waist, and he sheltered me—

So I sought refuge in the sanctuary of Hashim

When lineages are distinguished by their bearers, he rests firm upon ancient glory and pure descent,

a noble man whom I see above every noble man.

A generous one I see him above every generous one

Heir to every crowned and eloquent king, to whom the tributes of Amir and Tamim flow.

وَإِنَّ امرَأً أَغضى عَلى مِثلِ زَلَّتي

وَإِنَّ امرَأً أَغضى عَلى مِثلِ زَلَّتي

وَإِن جَرَحَت فيهِ لَعينُ حَليمِ

وَإِن جَرَحَت فيهِ لَعينُ حَليمِ

And a man who overlooked a lapse like mine,

And indeed a man overlooks my like of slip

though it wounded him, is truly a paragon of forbearance.

Even if in it a keen eye is hurt

تَطاوَلَ فَوقَ الناسِ حَتّى كَأَنَّما

تَطاوَلَ فَوقَ الناسِ حَتّى كَأَنَّما

يَرَونَ بِهِ نَجماً أَمامَ نُجومِ

يَرَونَ بِهِ نَجماً أَمامَ نُجومِ

He towered above the people, until it was as though

He rises above people until it is as though

they saw in him a star ahead of other stars.

They see through him a star before stars

إِذا امتازَتِ الأَحسابُ يَوماً بِأَهلِها

إِذا امتازَتِ الأَحسابُ يَوماً بِأَهلِها

أَناخَ إِلى عادِيَّةٍ وَصَميمِ

أَناخَ إِلى عادِيَّةٍ وَصَميمِ

When ancestral honors are distinguished one day by their bearers,

When lineages are distinguished one day by their people

he alights among ancient nobility and pure stock—

I moor to a gentle, steadfast tribe

إِلى كُلِّ مَعصوبٍ بِهِ التاجُ مِقوَلٍ

إِلى كُلِّ مَعصوبٍ بِهِ التاجُ مِقوَلٍ

إِلَيهِ أَتاوى عامِرٍ وَتَميمِ

إِلَيهِ أَتاوى عامِرٍ وَتَميمِ

beside every chieftain whose head was bound with a crown,

To every crowned one, said to be

to whom came tribute from Amir and Tamim.

To it I repair, of Aamir and Tamim