أَبَني تَميمٍ ما لِمِنبَرِ مُلكِكُم

أَبَني تَميمٍ ما لِمِنبَرِ مُلكِكُم

لا يَستَقِرُّ قَرارُهُ يَتَمَرمَرُ

لا يَستَقِرُّ قَرارُهُ يَتَمَرمَرُ

O sons of Tamim, what ails the pulpit of your rule?

O sons of Tamim, why does not the seat of your kingdom

Its base will not stay steady; it keeps trembling.

Settle down, it sways to and fro

إِنَّ المَنابِرَ أَنكَرَت أَستَاهَكُم

إِنَّ المَنابِرَ أَنكَرَت أَستَاهَكُم

فَاِدعوا خُزَيمَةَ يَستَقِرُّ المِنبرُ

فَاِدعوا خُزَيمَةَ يَستَقِرُّ المِنبرُ

Indeed, the pulpits have rejected your backsides;

Indeed the pulpits have denied your authority

so summon Khuzaymah, and the pulpit will settle.

So call upon Khazima, the pulpit will settle down

خَلَعوا أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ وَبايَعوا

خَلَعوا أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ وَبايَعوا

مَطَراً لَعَمرُكَ بَيعَةٌ لا تَظهَرُ

مَطَراً لَعَمرُكَ بَيعَةٌ لا تَظهَرُ

They deposed the Commander of the Faithful and pledged allegiance

They deposed the Commander of the Faithful, and pledged allegiance

to Matar—by your life, a pledge that will not prevail.

To Matar, by your life an allegiance that does not appear

وَاِستَخلَفوا مَطَراً فَكانَ كَقائِلٍ

وَاِستَخلَفوا مَطَراً فَكانَ كَقائِلٍ

بَدَلٌ لَعَمرُكَ مِن يَزيدٍ أَعوَرُ

بَدَلٌ لَعَمرُكَ مِن يَزيدٍ أَعوَرُ

And they appointed Matar as successor; he was like someone saying:

And they appointed Matar as successor, so it was as if saying

“A one-eyed replacement for Yazid, by your life.”

By your life, a substitute for one-eyed Yazid