وبالنشاش يومٌ طارَفيه

وبالنشاش يومٌ طارَفيه

لنا ذِكرٌ وعُدَّ لنا فَعَالُ

لنا ذِكرٌ وعُدَّ لنا فَعَالُ

And at al-Nashshash was a day on which flew abroad

The day of Al-Nashash was eventful

our renown, and noble deeds were counted to our credit.

We were remembered and done great deeds

كأنّ الأَيمَنَينِ بني نُمَيرٍ

كأنّ الأَيمَنَينِ بني نُمَيرٍ

وإيانا وقد حَسِرَ القتالُ

وإيانا وقد حَسِرَ القتالُ

As though the two fortunate tribes—Banu Numayr

As if the tribe of Banu Numayr

and us—when the fighting had grown weary,

Were us, when the fighting intensified

سَحابة صَيِّفٍ للبَرقِ فيها

سَحابة صَيِّفٍ للبَرقِ فيها

زَفِيفٌ ليلةَ اختبأَ الهلالُ

زَفِيفٌ ليلةَ اختبأَ الهلالُ

were a summer rain-cloud, within which the lightning

A summer cloud with lightning in it

flickered swiftly on a night when the crescent hid.

Rumbling on the night the crescent hid