نعم القتيلُ إذا الرياحُ تناوحَت

نعم القتيلُ إذا الرياحُ تناوحَت

تحت الإزار قتلت يا ابن الأزور

تحت الإزار قتلت يا ابن الأزور

How noble was the slain man when the winds blew against one another!

How excellent a corpse when the winds shift

Beneath the waistcloth you killed him, O son of al-Azwar!

Beneath his loincloth you killed, O treacherous one

أدعوتَهُ باللهِ ثم قتلتَهُ

أدعوتَهُ باللهِ ثم قتلتَهُ

لو هو دعاك بذمةٍ لم يغدر

لو هو دعاك بذمةٍ لم يغدر

Did you summon him in God's name, then kill him?

You invoked God's name and then you killed him

Had he summoned you under a pledge of protection, he would not have betrayed you.

Had he invoked protection, he’d not have been betrayed

لا يضمرُ الفحشاءَ تحت ردائه

لا يضمرُ الفحشاءَ تحت ردائه

حُلو شمائلُهُ عفيف المئزر

حُلو شمائلُهُ عفيف المئزر

He harbors no indecency beneath his cloak.

He does not conceal indecency beneath his mantle

Sweet are his ways, chaste beneath his waistcloth.

Sweet are his features, chaste his loincloth

ولَنِعمَ حشوَ الدرعِ أنت وحاسراً

ولَنِعمَ حشوَ الدرعِ أنت وحاسراً

ولَنشعمَ مأوى الطارقِ المتنور

ولَنشعمَ مأوى الطارقِ المتنور

And truly, splendid are you within a coat of mail—and unarmored too!

And excellent indeed is the quilting of your coat of mail, you and Khāsir

And truly, what a fine refuge you are for the night visitor seeking firelight!

And excellent the shelter of the splendidly armed night visitor

سَمح باذناب المخاض اذا شتا

سَمح باذناب المخاض اذا شتا

طَلقٌ حلالُ المالِ غير عذور

طَلقٌ حلالُ المالِ غير عذور

Generous with the tails of pregnant she-camels when winter comes,

Tolerant of the trailing trains of childbirth when she turns away

Cheerful, lavish with wealth, never offering excuses.

Free, legitimate wealth, without excuses