إِذا سَأَلَتكَ نَفسُكَ أَن تَرانا

إِذا سَأَلَتكَ نَفسُكَ أَن تَرانا

بِمُلكِ الجَوفِ النِجادا

بِمُلكِ الجَوفِ النِجادا

If your soul asks you to see us,

If your soul asks you to see us

The valiant men holding dominion over al-Jawf,

As kings with noble hearts

تَرانا بِالقَرارَةِ غَيرَ شَكٍّ

تَرانا بِالقَرارَةِ غَيرَ شَكٍّ

نُقَوِّدُها مُسَوَّمَةً جِيادا

نُقَوِّدُها مُسَوَّمَةً جِيادا

You will see us at al-Qararah, without doubt,

You will see us steadfast, without doubt

We lead them—marked, noble steeds.

Guiding them like noble steeds

عَلَينا كُلُّ فَضفاضٍ دِلاصٍ

عَلَينا كُلُّ فَضفاضٍ دِلاصٍ

وَأَسيافٌ وَرَثناهُنَّ عادا

وَأَسيافٌ وَرَثناهُنَّ عادا

We wear coats of mail, each ample and polished,

Upon us are all the disheveled and scattered

And swords we inherited from ʿAd.

And swords inherited from our forefathers

سَنَحمي الجَوفَ ما دامَت مَعينٌ

سَنَحمي الجَوفَ ما دامَت مَعينٌ

بِأَسفَلِهِ مُقابِلَةً عُرّادا

بِأَسفَلِهِ مُقابِلَةً عُرّادا

We shall defend al-Jawf as long as Maʿin stands

We will protect the heart as long as we have support

At its lower end, facing ʿUrrad.

With its depths facing warriors

وَنُلحِقُ مَن يُزاحِمُنا عَلَيهِ

وَنُلحِقُ مَن يُزاحِمُنا عَلَيهِ

بِأَعراضِ اليَمامَةِ أَو جُرّادا

بِأَعراضِ اليَمامَةِ أَو جُرّادا

And we drive whoever competes with us for it

And we attach whoever contends with us over it

To the outlying lands of al-Yamamah or Jurrad.

To the heights of al-Yamamah or locusts

نَبيتُ مَعَ الثَعالِبِ حَيثُ باتَت

نَبيتُ مَعَ الثَعالِبِ حَيثُ باتَت

وَنَجعَلُ صَمغَ عُرفُطِهِنَّ زادا

وَنَجعَلُ صَمغَ عُرفُطِهِنَّ زادا

We spend the night with foxes wherever they bed down,

We spend the night with foxes wherever they sleep

And make the gum of their ʿurfut trees our provisions.

And make their gum our provision