يُزَيِّنُ أَيّامَ اِبنِ أَروى فَعالُهُ

يُزَيِّنُ أَيّامَ اِبنِ أَروى فَعالُهُ

وَعادِيُّ مَجدٍ في أَشَمِّ رَفيعِ

وَعادِيُّ مَجدٍ في أَشَمِّ رَفيعِ

His deeds adorn the days of Ibn Arwa,

The deeds of Ibn Arwa's son adorn his days

as does age-old glory in one proud and exalted.

And an enemy of glory in lofty summits

دَعَوتَ اِمرَأً يا ضَبَّ غَيرَ مُواكِلٍ

دَعَوتَ اِمرَأً يا ضَبَّ غَيرَ مُواكِلٍ

فَلا تَكفُرونا بَعدَ يَومِ رَبيعِ

فَلا تَكفُرونا بَعدَ يَومِ رَبيعِ

You called upon a man, O Dabb, who does not rely on others;

You called a man, O Jabba, who was not compliant

so do not be ungrateful to us after the day of Rabiʿ.

So do not blame us after the day of spring

وَإِنَّ اِمرَأً جَدّا أَبيهِ وَأُمِّهِ

وَإِنَّ اِمرَأً جَدّا أَبيهِ وَأُمِّهِ

عُتَيبَةُ وَالقَعقاعُ غَيرُ وَضيعِ

عُتَيبَةُ وَالقَعقاعُ غَيرُ وَضيعِ

And indeed a man whose father’s and mother’s grandsires

Indeed a very serious man, his father and mother

are ʿUtayba and al-Qaʿqaʿ is not lowborn.

Utaybah and Al-Qaqa are not insignificant