قضد عَرِفَ الحَربَ العِوانَ أَنّي

قضد عَرِفَ الحَربَ العِوانَ أَنّي

بازِلُ عامِلَينِ حَديثُ سِنِّ

بازِلُ عامِلَينِ حَديثُ سِنِّ

[Indeed,] oft-renewed war has learned that I am

The war knows my determination as the enemy approaches,

Truly, the fierce, recurring war knows that I

A mature camel, [two years past maturity], yet young in age;

Though I am now old and my youth has passed.

Am a veteran in strength, though a youth in years,

سَنَحنَحُ اللَيلُ كَأَنّي جَنّي

سَنَحنَحُ اللَيلُ كَأَنّي جَنّي

أَستَقبِلُ الحَربَ بِكُلِّ فَنِّ

أَستَقبِلُ الحَربَ بِكُلِّ فَنِّ

Wakeful through the night, as though I were a jinn.

The night smiles gently as if to congratulate me,

Restless through the night, as if I were a Jinni,

I face war with every art.

As I go to face the enemy with all my skill.

I confront the battle with every art of war,

مَعي سِلاحي وَمَعي مِجَنّي

مَعي سِلاحي وَمَعي مِجَنّي

وَصارِمٍ يَذهَبُ كُلَ ضَغنِ

وَصارِمٍ يَذهَبُ كُلَ ضَغنِ

With me are my arms, and with me my shield,

With me are my weapons and my experience,

With me is my weapon, and with me is my shield,

And a keen sword that dispels every grudge.

And a sharp sword to cut through all hardship.

And a trenchant blade that severs every grudge,

أُقصي بِهِ كُلَّ عَدُّوٍ عَنّي

أُقصي بِهِ كُلَّ عَدُّوٍ عَنّي

لِمثلِ هَذا وَلَدَتني أُمّي

لِمثلِ هَذا وَلَدَتني أُمّي

With it I drive every enemy away from me.

With it I drive back every foe from me,

With which I drive every enemy far from my path;

For the like of this, my mother bore me.

For this my mother gave birth to me.

For the likes of this did my mother bear me.