حَمَّلتُ مِن جَرمٍ مَثاقيلَ حاجَتي

حَمَّلتُ مِن جَرمٍ مَثاقيلَ حاجَتي

كَريمَ المُحَيّا مُشنَقاً بِالعَلائِقِ

كَريمَ المُحَيّا مُشنَقاً بِالعَلائِقِ

I laid the heavy burdens of my need upon a man of Jarm,

I have burdened myself with the weight of my sins,

noble of countenance, laden with binding obligations.

The generous man, with the rope around his neck,

أَغَرَّ تَرى سيما اِلتَقى بِجَبينِهِ

أَغَرَّ تَرى سيما اِلتَقى بِجَبينِهِ

إِذا ما غَدا وَالمِسكُ بَينَ المَفارِقِ

إِذا ما غَدا وَالمِسكُ بَينَ المَفارِقِ

Bright-faced, you see the mark of piety upon his brow,

Does the beauty spot appear more alluring, I wonder

when he goes forth, musk amid the partings of his hair.

When it meets his forehead at dawn while the musk is still between the parting (of lovers)?

إِذا اِجتَمَعَ الأَقوامُ أُيِّهَ بِاِسمِهِ

إِذا اِجتَمَعَ الأَقوامُ أُيِّهَ بِاِسمِهِ

أَمامَ النَواصي عِندَ بابِ السُرادِقِ

أَمامَ النَواصي عِندَ بابِ السُرادِقِ

When the peoples gather, he is hailed by name,

When the people gather, they call him by his name

before the forelocks, at the pavilion's gate.

In front of the forelocks at the door of the canopy

إِذا ما اِرتَقَوا ثُمَّ اِرتَقى قَلَصَت بِهِ

إِذا ما اِرتَقَوا ثُمَّ اِرتَقى قَلَصَت بِهِ

شَماريخُ طَودٍ شاهِقٌ بَعدَ شاهِقِ

شَماريخُ طَودٍ شاهِقٌ بَعدَ شاهِقِ

When they ascend and he then ascends, there rise with him

When they ascend, then he ascends, to him are constricted

the pinnacles of a mountain, one towering peak after another.

The lofty peaks of mountains, towering after towering

إِذا ضُمَّ أَصحابُ الرِهانِ وَجَدتَهُ

إِذا ضُمَّ أَصحابُ الرِهانِ وَجَدتَهُ

أَخا حَلَباتٍ سابِقاً وَاِبنَ سابِقِ

أَخا حَلَباتٍ سابِقاً وَاِبنَ سابِقِ

When the competitors for the stakes are gathered, you find him

When the racing companions gather, you will find him

a man of racecourses, a winner and a winner's son.

A brother of galloping horses, an outpacing son of an outpacer

حَباكَ بِوُدّي يا اِبنَ عُروَةَ قاسِمُ الـ

حَباكَ بِوُدّي يا اِبنَ عُروَةَ قاسِمُ الـ

ـحُظوظِ وَرَبٌّ عالِمٌ بِالخَلائِقِ

ـحُظوظِ وَرَبٌّ عالِمٌ بِالخَلائِقِ

You were granted my affection, O son of Urwah, by the Dispenser of

I hold you in my affection, O son of 'Urwa, Qasim

fortunes, the Lord who knows all creatures.

Of good fortunes, and a Lord knowing all creations

حَبَوتُ بِها الجَرمِيَّ إِنّي وَجَدتُهُ

حَبَوتُ بِها الجَرمِيَّ إِنّي وَجَدتُهُ

مِنَ الأُسرَةِ الحامينَ عِندَ الحَقائِقِ

مِنَ الأُسرَةِ الحامينَ عِندَ الحَقائِقِ

I bestowed it upon the man of Jarm; indeed, I found him

I have loved Al-Jarami for I found him

of the clan who defend in times of trial.

Among the protective families, staunch in principles

بِهِم تَتَّقي السَبيَ النِساءُ وَتَبتَهي

بِهِم تَتَّقي السَبيَ النِساءُ وَتَبتَهي

إِذا اِتَّخَذوا أَسيافَهُم كَالمَخارِقِ

إِذا اِتَّخَذوا أَسيافَهُم كَالمَخارِقِ

Through them, women ward off captivity and take pride,

With them, women are protected from captivity, raising

when they make their swords like twisted-cloth whips.

Their swords like erect pillars

عَلى عَهدِ ذي القَرنَينِ كانَت سُيوفُهُم

عَلى عَهدِ ذي القَرنَينِ كانَت سُيوفُهُم

عَمائِمَ هاماتِ المُلوكِ البَطارِقِ

عَمائِمَ هاماتِ المُلوكِ البَطارِقِ

In the days of Dhu al-Qarnayn, their swords were

In the days of Dhu al-Qarnayn, their swords were

turbans upon the heads of patrician kings.

Turbans of the heads of supreme kings