غَدَت مِن تَميمٍ أُسرَةٌ فَوقَ أَرضِها

غَدَت مِن تَميمٍ أُسرَةٌ فَوقَ أَرضِها

وَحاجِبُها تَحتَ الثَرى وَلَقيطُها

وَحاجِبُها تَحتَ الثَرى وَلَقيطُها

A clan of Tamim now dwells upon its land,

A family from Tameem became captive above their land

while its Hajib lies beneath the soil, and its Laqit.

While their eyebrows are beneath the soil and their newborns

لَعَمري لَقَد أَضحَت فَوارِسُ مِنهُمُ

لَعَمري لَقَد أَضحَت فَوارِسُ مِنهُمُ

كَأَن لَم يَكُن مُروَّتُها وَوَقيطُها

كَأَن لَم يَكُن مُروَّتُها وَوَقيطُها

By my life, horsemen among them have indeed become

By my life, their horsemen have become

as though its Murawwat and Waqit had never existed.

As if their chivalry and protection were never there

فَقَد بُدِّلوا أَجداثَهُم مِن سُروجِهِم

فَقَد بُدِّلوا أَجداثَهُم مِن سُروجِهِم

فَأَنبَتَ رَوضاً طَلُّها وَسَقيطُها

فَأَنبَتَ رَوضاً طَلُّها وَسَقيطُها

For they have been given their graves in place of their saddles,

They exchanged their weapons for their saddles

so its light rain and dewfall brought forth a meadow.

Thus blossoming the meadow they grazed and watered