إِذا قَبيلٌ أَرادونا بِمُؤذِيَةٍ

إِذا قَبيلٌ أَرادونا بِمُؤذِيَةٍ

فَبِالظَواهِرِ أَهلُ النَجدَةِ البُهَمُ

فَبِالظَواهِرِ أَهلُ النَجدَةِ البُهَمُ

If a tribe intends us harm,

When the evil wished to hurt us,

then in the outskirts are men of valor, dauntless warriors.

The generous people of Najd were enveloped in perplexity,

إِذا الخَزارِجُ نادَت يَومَ مَلحَمَةٍ

إِذا الخَزارِجُ نادَت يَومَ مَلحَمَةٍ

وَشَدَّتِ الكاهِنانِ الخَيلَ وَاِعتَرَموا

وَشَدَّتِ الكاهِنانِ الخَيلَ وَاِعتَرَموا

When the Khazraj called out on a day of battle,

When the Khazraj called out on the day of battle,

and the two Kahin clans harnessed their horses and grew fierce,

And the two priests prepared the horses and held fast,

تَدارَكوا الأَوسَ لَمّا رَقَّ عَظمُهُمُ

تَدارَكوا الأَوسَ لَمّا رَقَّ عَظمُهُمُ

حَتّى تَلاقَت بِهِ الأَرحامُ وَالذِمَمُ

حَتّى تَلاقَت بِهِ الأَرحامُ وَالذِمَمُ

they rescued the Aws when their bones had grown frail,

They came to the aid of Aus when their might crumbled,

until, through it, ties of kinship and covenant came together,

Until through them kindreds and protections were restored,

لَمّا أَتَت مِن بَني عَمروٍ مُلَملَمَةٌ

لَمّا أَتَت مِن بَني عَمروٍ مُلَملَمَةٌ

بِها تُهَدُّ حُزونُ الأَرضِ وَالأَكَمُ

بِها تُهَدُّ حُزونُ الأَرضِ وَالأَكَمُ

when a massed host came from Banu Amr,

When there came from Banu Amr a mixed group,

by which the earth's rugged ground and hillocks are leveled,

With it the valleys and hills of earth were demolished,

وَمِن بَني خَطمَةَ الأَبطالِ قَد عَلِموا

وَمِن بَني خَطمَةَ الأَبطالِ قَد عَلِموا

لا يَهلَعونَ إِذا أَعداؤُهُم سَلِموا

لا يَهلَعونَ إِذا أَعداؤُهُم سَلِموا

and from Banu Khatma, the heroes whom they know well

And from Banu Khatma the heroes knew

not to panic when their enemies remain unscathed.

They would not panic when their enemies made peace,

جَزاهُمُ اللَهُ عَنّا أَينَما ذُكِروا

جَزاهُمُ اللَهُ عَنّا أَينَما ذُكِروا

لَدى المَكارِمِ إِذ عُدَّت بِها النِعَمُ

لَدى المَكارِمِ إِذ عُدَّت بِها النِعَمُ

May God reward them on our behalf wherever they are mentioned,

May God reward them wherever they are mentioned,

among noble deeds, when favors are counted there.

In the presence of virtues when blessings are counted,

تَاللَهِ نَكفُرُهُم ما أَورَقَت عِضَةٌ

تَاللَهِ نَكفُرُهُم ما أَورَقَت عِضَةٌ

وَكانَ بِالأَرضِ مِن أَعلامُها عَلَمُ

وَكانَ بِالأَرضِ مِن أَعلامُها عَلَمُ

By God, we shall not be ungrateful to them while a thorn-tree puts forth leaves,

By God we disavow them not as long as there is a sprouting twig

and on earth a mountain among its mountains still stands.

And a sign remains in the land from its symbols,

ساقوا الرُهونَ وَآسونا بِأَنفُسِهِم

ساقوا الرُهونَ وَآسونا بِأَنفُسِهِم

عِندَ الشَدائِدِ قَد بَرّوا وَقَد كَرُموا

عِندَ الشَدائِدِ قَد بَرّوا وَقَد كَرُموا

They brought the hostages and stood by us with their own lives;

They paid ransoms and protected us with their souls,

in hardship, they were indeed faithful and generous.

In times of hardship they were righteous and noble,

وَلَستُ ناسِيَهُم إِن جاهِلٌ خَطِلٌ

وَلَستُ ناسِيَهُم إِن جاهِلٌ خَطِلٌ

خَنا وَما جَدَبوا عِرضي وَما كَلَموا

خَنا وَما جَدَبوا عِرضي وَما كَلَموا

And I shall not forget them if an ignorant, loose-tongued man

And I will not forget them if an ignorant fool speaks ill

speaks foully; they have not disparaged my honor, nor wounded it.

And does not dampen my honor or address me.