فَهُم مُشيحونَ لا يَألونَ ما طَرَدوا

فَهُم مُشيحونَ لا يَألونَ ما طَرَدوا

أُخرى الرِكابِ إِذا لَم يَضرِبوا حَجَنُوا

أُخرى الرِكابِ إِذا لَم يَضرِبوا حَجَنُوا

So they are resolute, sparing no effort as they drive

They are determined riders who do not stop however much they are chased away,

the hindmost riding camels; if they do not strike them, they goad them with hooked staffs.

Seeking to mount their steeds again if they do not manage to strike.

إِذا ما بَحرُ خِندِفَ جاشَ يَوماً

إِذا ما بَحرُ خِندِفَ جاشَ يَوماً

يُغَطمِطُ مَوجُهُ المُتَعَرِضينا

يُغَطمِطُ مَوجُهُ المُتَعَرِضينا

If ever the sea of Khindif surges one day,

Whenever the sea of Khindif rages one day,

its waves engulf those who stand in its way.

Its waves will swamp those who stand in its way.

فمَهما كانَ مِن خَيرٍ فَاِنّا

فمَهما كانَ مِن خَيرٍ فَاِنّا

وَرثناها أَوائِلُ أَوَّلينا

وَرثناها أَوائِلُ أَوَّلينا

So whatever good there may be, we

However much good there was,

have inherited it from the earliest of our forebears.

Our early ancestors inherited it.

وَإِنّا مَورِثونَ كَما وَرِثنا

وَإِنّا مَورِثونَ كَما وَرِثنا

عَن الآباءِ إِن مُتنا بَنينا

عَن الآباءِ إِن مُتنا بَنينا

And we shall bequeath it, just as we inherited it

And we will bequeath, just as we inherited

from our fathers, to our sons if we die.

From our forefathers, if our sons outlive us.