أَيا ماجِداً لَم يَرُم شامِخا

أَيا ماجِداً لَم يَرُم شامِخا

مِنَ المَجدِ فاحتَلَّ غَيرَ القُنَنْ

مِنَ المَجدِ فاحتَلَّ غَيرَ القُنَنْ

O noble one, who never sought a lofty height

O Magid, never aspiring for glory,

of glory only to settle anywhere but the summits,

He usurped glory other than spears.

سَألتُكَ صَفراء ِبكراً فَجُدْ

سَألتُكَ صَفراء ِبكراً فَجُدْ

عَليَّ بِها شافِعا لِلمَنَنْ

عَليَّ بِها شافِعا لِلمَنَنْ

I asked you for a virgin yellow shield; so be generous

I asked you for an untouched young camel,

to me with it, adding to your favors.

So intercede for me to grant favors.

تَرُدّ السِنان إِذا أَمَّها

تَرُدّ السِنان إِذا أَمَّها

شَبا حَدِّهِ عَن قَويم السَنَنْ

شَبا حَدِّهِ عَن قَويم السَنَنْ

It turns the spearhead, when it is assailed

The teeth reject when their sharpness

by its keen tip, away from its straight course,

Exceeds the straight line of norms.

وَإِن كُنتَ مِن معشرٍ في الوَغى

وَإِن كُنتَ مِن معشرٍ في الوَغى

أَقاموا القُلوبَ مَقامَ الجُنَنْ

أَقاموا القُلوبَ مَقامَ الجُنَنْ

even though you belong to a people who, in battle,

And if you are of a group in battle

put their hearts in place of shields.

Who made hearts stand in for insanity.