أَلاHear! أَبلغconvey بنيthe sons of بكرٍBakr رسولاa message
أَلا أَبلغ بني بكرٍ رسولا
فَقَدfor indeed جدّhas grown urgent النفيرُthe call to arms بعنقفيرِat ʿAnqafīr
فَقَد جدّ النفيرُ بعنقفيرِ
Hear! Convey a message to the sons of Bakr:
O messenger, convey to Bani Bakr
For the call to arms has grown urgent at ʿAnqafīr.
The battle cry resounds in ‘Unayfir
فَليتَso would that الجيشَthe army كلّهمall of them فِداكُمa ransom for you
فَليتَ الجيشَ كلّهم فِداكُم
وَنَفسيand my soul وَالسريرand the throne وذاand the lord of السريرِthe throne
وَنَفسي وَالسرير وذا السريرِ
So would that the whole army were a ransom for you,
May the army sacrifice themselves for you
And my soul, and the throne, and the lord of the throne.
And my soul, bed, and this bed