أَعزِز عَلَيَّ بِأَن يَبينَ مُفارِقاً

أَعزِز عَلَيَّ بِأَن يَبينَ مُفارِقاً

مِنّا عَلى عَجَلٍ أَخي وَأَخوكا

مِنّا عَلى عَجَلٍ أَخي وَأَخوكا

How grievous to me that he should depart, parting

It pains me that he will soon depart from us

From us in haste—my brother and yours.

In haste, my brother and your brother.

قَد كانَ عَنتَرَةَ الفَوارِسِ نَجدَةً

قَد كانَ عَنتَرَةَ الفَوارِسِ نَجدَةً

يَكِفُ النَجيعَ وَعُروَةَ الصُعلوكا

يَكِفُ النَجيعَ وَعُروَةَ الصُعلوكا

He was the horsemen’s Antarah in valor,

He was the aid of knights like Antarah,

Dripping blood, and Urwah the brigand.

Protecting the vulnerable and unruly alike.

وَفَتى بَني عَبسٍ وَمازالَ الفَتى

وَفَتى بَني عَبسٍ وَمازالَ الفَتى

مِنهُم إِذا بَلَغَ المَدى يَشدوكا

مِنهُم إِذا بَلَغَ المَدى يَشدوكا

And the hero of Banu Abs; ever the young man

A hero of the Bani Abs tribe, their men

Among them, upon reaching his prime, seeks you out.

Remain undaunted when called to arms.

حُرَّ النِجارِ فَإِن أَرَدتَ لَقيتَهُ

حُرَّ النِجارِ فَإِن أَرَدتَ لَقيتَهُ

عِندَ الشَمائِلِ لِلنَدى مَملوكا

عِندَ الشَمائِلِ لِلنَدى مَملوكا

Noble in lineage; yet, if you wished, you would find him

Seek him at the wells, free though enslaved,

In character a slave to generosity.

A prized possession there to greet the dew.

نودي كَما أَودى وَنَشرَبُ كَأسَهُ ال

نودي كَما أَودى وَنَشرَبُ كَأسَهُ ال

مَلأى وَنَسلِكُ نَهجَهُ المَسلوكا

مَلأى وَنَسلِكُ نَهجَهُ المَسلوكا

We shall perish as he did, and drink his cup, the

Let us call out as he called out and drink his cup

Brimming one, and follow his well-trodden path.

Brimming, and follow in his steps.

ما كانَ أَفضَلَ مِن أَبيكَ وَقَد مَضى

ما كانَ أَفضَلَ مِن أَبيكَ وَقَد مَضى

في الذاهِباتِ مِنَ السِنينَ أَبوكا

في الذاهِباتِ مِنَ السِنينَ أَبوكا

He was no better than your father; and there passed away,

None finer than your father, though he is gone,

In the years gone by, your father.

Lost to the vanishing years, our sire.

نَسلوهُ أَنَّكَ بَعدَهُ وَلَوَ اَنَّكَ ال

نَسلوهُ أَنَّكَ بَعدَهُ وَلَوَ اَنَّكَ ال

مَرءُ المُقَدَّمُ لَم نَكُن نَسلوكا

مَرءُ المُقَدَّمُ لَم نَكُن نَسلوكا

We find solace for his loss because you remain after him; but had you been the

Tell him you are his heir, though if not,

Man sent ahead, we could not have found solace for your loss.

We would not hail you first among us.