إِذا قالَ سَيفُ اللَهِ كَرّوا عَلَيهِمُ

إِذا قالَ سَيفُ اللَهِ كَرّوا عَلَيهِمُ

كَرَرتُ بِقَلبٍ رابِطِ الجَأشِ صارِمِ

كَرَرتُ بِقَلبٍ رابِطِ الجَأشِ صارِمِ

When the Sword of God says, “Charge at them!”

When the sword of Allah said "Attack them!"

I charge with a steadfast, resolute heart.

I attacked with a heart binding valiance and sharp resolution.

وَمِنّا الَّذي يَحمي بِمُهجَةِ نَفسِهِ

وَمِنّا الَّذي يَحمي بِمُهجَةِ نَفسِهِ

بَني عامِرٍ يَومَ المُلوكِ القَماقِمِ

بَني عامِرٍ يَومَ المُلوكِ القَماقِمِ

And among us is one who defends with his own lifeblood

And which of us protects with his soul

Banu Amir on the day of the mighty kings.

The tribe of Amer on the day of lances and spears.

فَهَزَّ رُدَينِيّاً كَأَنَّ كُعوبَهُ

فَهَزَّ رُدَينِيّاً كَأَنَّ كُعوبَهُ

نَوى القَسبِ نَفّى التَمرَ عِندَ العَواجِمِ

نَوى القَسبِ نَفّى التَمرَ عِندَ العَواجِمِ

Then he brandished a Rudayni spear, its joints like

So he shook his spear as if its heel

pits of hard, dry dates, their flesh stripped away between chewing teeth.

Was a cane, driving away the dates from the non-Arabs.