يَذوي الرَبيعُ وَتَخضَرُّ البِلادُ لَهُ

يَذوي الرَبيعُ وَتَخضَرُّ البِلادُ لَهُ

وَنَحنُ مِثلُ سَوامٍ نَرتَعي الخُضَرا

وَنَحنُ مِثلُ سَوامٍ نَرتَعي الخُضَرا

Spring withers, and the lands grow green because of it.

Spring passes and the lands grow green for it

And we are like grazing livestock, feeding on the greenery.

While we graze like cattle, not awake or aware

وَلا اِنتِباهَ لِإِنسٍ مِن رُقادِهِمُ

وَلا اِنتِباهَ لِإِنسٍ مِن رُقادِهِمُ

إِلّا إِذا قيلَ هَذا المَوتُ قَد حَضَرا

إِلّا إِذا قيلَ هَذا المَوتُ قَد حَضَرا

And people do not awaken from their slumber

Of any person roused from their slumber

Except when it is said, "Here is death—it has arrived."

Unless told, “Death has come, be prepared”

وَما القَبائِلُ إِلّا في مُقابَلَةٍ

وَما القَبائِلُ إِلّا في مُقابَلَةٍ

جَيشَ المَنيَّةِ مِن عَدنانَ أَو مُضَرا

جَيشَ المَنيَّةِ مِن عَدنانَ أَو مُضَرا

And the tribes are but pitted against

The tribes now oppose on the battlefield

Death's army, whether they be of Adnan or Mudar.

The army of death - be they Adnan or Mudar