وَبَيتٌ لِمَسعودِ اِبنِ قَيسِ اِبنِ خالِدٍ

وَبَيتٌ لِمَسعودِ اِبنِ قَيسِ اِبنِ خالِدٍ

وَذَلِكَ بَيتٌ ذِكرُهُ غَيرُ خامِلِ

وَذَلِكَ بَيتٌ ذِكرُهُ غَيرُ خامِلِ

And a house for Mas‘ud son of Qays son of Khalid,

A verse by Mas'ud son of Qays son of Khalid

And that is a house whose renown is not obscure.

That verse which others mention, not fading

وَبَيتٌ لِمَفروقِ اِبنِ عَمروٍ وَهانِئٍ

وَبَيتٌ لِمَفروقِ اِبنِ عَمروٍ وَهانِئٍ

مُنيفُ الأَعالي مُكفَهِرُّ الأَسافِلِ

مُنيفُ الأَعالي مُكفَهِرُّ الأَسافِلِ

And a house for Mafruq son of ‘Amr, and Hani’,

A verse by Mafruq son of 'Amr and Han'i

Lofty in its upper reaches, forbidding in its lower reaches.

Lofty of the highest peaks, rumbling of the lowest valleys

وَبَيتُ أَبي قابوسَ مَصقَلَةَ الَّذي

وَبَيتُ أَبي قابوسَ مَصقَلَةَ الَّذي

بَنى بَيتَ عِزٍّ أُسُّهُ غَيرَ زائِلِ

بَنى بَيتَ عِزٍّ أُسُّهُ غَيرَ زائِلِ

And the house of Abu Qabus, Masqala, who

A verse by Abu Qabus of the polished sword

Built a house of glory whose foundation does not pass away.

Who built a house of glory, its foundation unshakable

وَبَيتُ رُوَيمٍ ذو المَكارِمِ وَالعُلى

وَبَيتُ رُوَيمٍ ذو المَكارِمِ وَالعُلى

أَنافَ بِعِزٍّ فَوقَ باعِ المُفاضِلِ

أَنافَ بِعِزٍّ فَوقَ باعِ المُفاضِلِ

And Ruwaym’s house, endowed with noble deeds and eminence,

A verse by Ruwaim, of nobility and highest rank

Rose in glory beyond the reach of any rival in merit.

Rising with glory above the seller of virtues

وَبَيتٌ لِعِمرانَ اِبنِ مُرَّةَ إِنَّهُ

وَبَيتٌ لِعِمرانَ اِبنِ مُرَّةَ إِنَّهُ

بِهِ يَبهَرُ الأَقوامَ عِندَ المَحافِلِ

بِهِ يَبهَرُ الأَقوامَ عِندَ المَحافِلِ

And a house for ‘Imran son of Murra; indeed, he

A verse by 'Imran son of Murrah, indeed it

With it dazzles the peoples at their assemblies.

Dazzles all people in gatherings

فَتِلكَ بُيوتٌ هُنَّ أَحلَلنَكَ العُلى

فَتِلكَ بُيوتٌ هُنَّ أَحلَلنَكَ العُلى

فَأَصبَحتَ فيها مُشمَخِرَّ المَنازِلِ

فَأَصبَحتَ فيها مُشمَخِرَّ المَنازِلِ

So those are houses that have lodged you in the heights,

These are houses that granted you the heights

So among them you came to hold lofty stations.

Thus you dwelled atop, foremost of abodes

فَسُمتُم هَوانَ الذُلِّ أَحرارَ فارِسٍ

فَسُمتُم هَوانَ الذُلِّ أَحرارَ فارِسٍ

وَلَم تَخفَ فيهِم غامِضاتُ المَقاتِلِ

وَلَم تَخفَ فيهِم غامِضاتُ المَقاتِلِ

So you subjected Persia’s freeborn men to degrading humiliation,

You shunned the disgrace of lowliness, free men of Persia

And their hidden vital spots were not concealed.

And feared not amidst them the obscure warriors

وَهابَكُمُ ذو الضِغنِ حينَ وَطِئتُمُ

وَهابَكُمُ ذو الضِغنِ حينَ وَطِئتُمُ

رِقابَ الأَعادي وَطأَةَ المُتَثاقِلِ

رِقابَ الأَعادي وَطأَةَ المُتَثاقِلِ

And the bearer of rancor feared you when you trod

Those of petty envy feared you when you tread

The necks of foes with the tread of one moving slowly and heavily.

Upon the necks of foes, the march of the burdened