قَتَلنا بِعَبدِ اللَهِ خَيرَ لِدانِهِ

قَتَلنا بِعَبدِ اللَهِ خَيرَ لِدانِهِ

وَخَيرَ شَبابِ الناسِ لَو ضُمَّ أَجمَعا

وَخَيرَ شَبابِ الناسِ لَو ضُمَّ أَجمَعا

In vengeance for ʿAbd Allāh, we slew the finest of his peers,

We killed with Abdullah the best of his people

And the finest of mankind’s young men, were they all gathered together:

And the best of the youths of men, were they gathered together

ذُؤابَ بنَ أَسماءَ بنِ زَيدِ بنِ قارِبٍ

ذُؤابَ بنَ أَسماءَ بنِ زَيدِ بنِ قارِبٍ

مَنيَّتُهُ أَجرى إِلَيها وَأَوضَعا

مَنيَّتُهُ أَجرى إِلَيها وَأَوضَعا

Dhuʾāb son of Asmāʾ son of Zayd son of Qārib.

Dhu'aib son of Asma son of Zayd son of Qarib

Toward his death he spurred on and galloped swiftly.

His death flowed to it and fell

فَتى مِثلُ مَتنِ السَيفِ يَهتَزُّ لِلنَدى

فَتى مِثلُ مَتنِ السَيفِ يَهتَزُّ لِلنَدى

كَعالِيَةِ الرِمحِ الرُدَينِيِّ أَروَعا

كَعالِيَةِ الرِمحِ الرُدَينِيِّ أَروَعا

A youth like the flat of a sword, quivering with eagerness to give,

A young man like the blade of a sword that trembles with dew

Like the upper shaft of a Rudaynī spear, awe-inspiring.

Like the high spear, brilliant and magnificent