أَمُصعَبُ قد نَجَوتَ مِنَ الأعادى

أَمُصعَبُ قد نَجَوتَ مِنَ الأعادى

ولم تُصبح بِمُعتَرَكٍ قتيلا

ولم تُصبح بِمُعتَرَكٍ قتيلا

O Mus'ab, you have indeed escaped the foes,

Musaab, you have escaped from the enemies

and did not lie slain at dawn on a battlefield.

And did not end up a corpse in battle.

ثَأَرتَ مُزَاحِماً وسَرَرتَ قَيساً

ثَأَرتَ مُزَاحِماً وسَرَرتَ قَيساً

وكُنتَ لِمَا هَمَمتَ بِه فَعولا

وكُنتَ لِمَا هَمَمتَ بِه فَعولا

You avenged Muzahim and gladdened Qays,

You took revenge on the intruder and brought joy to Qais,

and carried out whatever you resolved upon.

And you accomplished what you intended.

دعوتُ بأَكلُبٍ ودَعَوتَ قَيساً

دعوتُ بأَكلُبٍ ودَعَوتَ قَيساً

فلا كُشُفاً دَعَوتَ ولا قليلا

فلا كُشُفاً دَعَوتَ ولا قليلا

I called upon Aklub, and you called upon Qays;

I called on the dogs while you called on Qais -

so you summoned neither shieldless men nor a scant few.

You did not call in vain or just a little.

ونادى مُصعَبٌ قيساً فجاءت

ونادى مُصعَبٌ قيساً فجاءت

ونادَيتُ المُرَجّى والخَذولا

ونادَيتُ المُرَجّى والخَذولا

And Mus'ab called Qays, so they came;

And Musaab called Qais, so they came,

while I called on the hoped-for helper and the deserter.

While I called on the reluctant and hesitant.

فلا تَشلَل يداهُ ولا تَزالا

فلا تَشلَل يداهُ ولا تَزالا

تُفيَدانِ الغَنائمَ والجَزيلا

تُفيَدانِ الغَنائمَ والجَزيلا

May his two hands never be paralyzed, nor ever cease

May their hands not weaken or cease

winning spoils and plentiful bounty.

To reap plentiful spoils and bounty.

ولو كانَ ابنُ عَبدِ اللهِ حيّاً

ولو كانَ ابنُ عَبدِ اللهِ حيّاً

لَصَبَّحَ في مَنازلِها سَلولا

لَصَبَّحَ في مَنازلِها سَلولا

And had the son of Abd Allah been alive,

If the son of Abdullah were alive,

he would have raided Salul at dawn in their dwellings.

He would spend his mornings raiding them.