فَوارِسَ خَرّوبٍ تَناهَوا فَإِنَّما

فَوارِسَ خَرّوبٍ تَناهَوا فَإِنَّما

أَخو المَرءِ مَن يَحمي لَهُ وَيُلائِمُه

أَخو المَرءِ مَن يَحمي لَهُ وَيُلائِمُه

Horsemen of Kharrub, restrain yourselves, for

The scouts of ruin have warned one another, so

a man's brother is one who defends him and is in accord with him.

A man's brother is he who protects him and agrees with him

فَخَرتُم بِأَيّامِ الكُلابِ وَغَيرُكُم

فَخَرتُم بِأَيّامِ الكُلابِ وَغَيرُكُم

أُبيحَت لَهُ أَسلابُهُ وَمَحارِمُه

أُبيحَت لَهُ أَسلابُهُ وَمَحارِمُه

You boasted of the days of al-Kulab, while another

Yet you have fallen in the days of dogs, while others

was granted its spoils and its protected womenfolk.

Have been allowed their booty and forbidden pleasures

فَفي أَيِّ يَومٍ باسِلٍ لَم يَكُن لَنا

فَفي أَيِّ يَومٍ باسِلٍ لَم يَكُن لَنا

بَني عَمِّنا مِرّاتُهُ وَعَزائِمُه

بَني عَمِّنا مِرّاتُهُ وَعَزائِمُه

So on what fearsome day did we not have,

So which unlucky day was it when we were not

O sons of our uncle, its strength and firm resolve?

The sons of our uncle, his repeated onslaughts and his resolves?

وَإِنّا لَقَوّادونَ لِلأَمرِ قَومَنا

وَإِنّا لَقَوّادونَ لِلأَمرِ قَومَنا

يَكونُ بِنا مَيمونُهُ وَأَشائِمُه

يَكونُ بِنا مَيمونُهُ وَأَشائِمُه

And we surely lead our people into action;

We are still leaders of our people's affairs

through us come its good fortune and its misfortunes.

Good fortune and ill fortune depend on us

وَإِنّا لَجَزّاؤونَ بِالخَيرِ أَهلَهُ

وَإِنّا لَجَزّاؤونَ بِالخَيرِ أَهلَهُ

وَبِالشَرِّ حَتّى يَسأَمَ الشَرَّ سائِمُه

وَبِالشَرِّ حَتّى يَسأَمَ الشَرَّ سائِمُه

And we surely repay with good those who deserve it,

We reward good with good to its people

and with evil, until he who inflicts it tires of evil.

And evil with evil until the evildoer is sated with evil