وَنَحنُand we مَنَعناwe defended مِنagainst تَميمٍTamim وَقَدand indeed طَغَتit overstepped
وَنَحنُ مَنَعنا مِن تَميمٍ وَقَد طَغَت
مَراعيpastures المَلاal-Malā حَتّىuntil تَضَمَّنَهاenfolded them نَجدُNajd
مَراعي المَلا حَتّى تَضَمَّنَها نَجدُ
And we defended against Tamim, though they had grown overbold,
And we have prevented Tamim though he has transgressed,
the pastures of al-Malā, until Najd enfolded them,
From the pastures though Najd has included them,
عَلىat حينَa time when شالَتlifted up وَاِستَخَفَّتand swept along رِجالَهُمtheir men
عَلى حينَ شالَت وَاِستَخَفَّت رِجالَهُم
جَلائِبُmustered bands أَحياءٍclans يَسيلُflows بِهاthrough them الشَدُّswift running
جَلائِبُ أَحياءٍ يَسيلُ بِها الشَدُّ
when their men were lifted up and swept along
At a time when their men donned swiftly
by mustered bands of clans, through which the charge flowed.
The mantles of valor through which pours determination