تَرعىgrazes فَزارَةُFazarah فيin مَقَرِّsettled abode بِلادِهاits lands
تَرعى فَزارَةُ في مَقَرِّ بِلادِها
وَتَهيمُand wanders بَينَamong شَقائِقٍfirm tracts between dunes وَرِمالِand sands
وَتَهيمُ بَينَ شَقائِقٍ وَرِمالِ
Fazarah grazes in its settled homeland,
The meadow grazes in its homeland's abode
And wanders among stretches of firm ground and sands.
Roaming between anemones and dunes
يُعطونَthey pay خُرجَهُمُtheir tribute بِغَيرِwithout هَوادَةٍleniency
يُعطونَ خُرجَهُمُ بِغَيرِ هَوادَةٍ
وَالدَهرُand time ذوpossessing غَيرٍreversals وَذوand possessing بَلبالِturmoil
وَالدَهرُ ذو غَيرٍ وَذو بَلبالِ
They pay their tribute without leniency,
They give their wages without gentleness
And time is fraught with reversals and turmoil.
And time is fickle and confused
نَحنُwe الكُماةُthe armored champions لِذيfor the possessor of الوَغىbattle فيamid هَولِهِits terror
نَحنُ الكُماةُ لِذي الوَغى في هَولِهِ
وَالخاضِبونَand those who stain مُجَوَّبَslit-open السِربالِthe tunic
وَالخاضِبونَ مُجَوَّبَ السِربالِ
We are the armored champions for the man of battle amid its terror,
We are the brave during chaos and terror
And those who stain the slit-open tunic.
Wearing armor and ready for strife
وَقَضَتكُمُand repaid you بَكرٌBakr قَضاءًa requital واجِباًdue
وَقَضَتكُمُ بَكرٌ قَضاءً واجِباً
وَبَنوand the sons of فَزارَةَFazarah جُلنَwheeled about حينَat the time of مَجالِwheeling
وَبَنو فَزارَةَ جُلنَ حينَ مَجالِ
And Bakr repaid you with a requital that was due,
Your fate was decided, a decree fulfilled
And the sons of Fazarah wheeled about when it was time to wheel.
When the Fazara's sons rode out for the fight