مَعاقِلُهُم آجامُهُم وَنِساؤُهُم

مَعاقِلُهُم آجامُهُم وَنِساؤُهُم

وَأَيمانُنا بِالمَشرَفِيَّةِ مُعقِلُ

وَأَيمانُنا بِالمَشرَفِيَّةِ مُعقِلُ

Their refuges are their fortresses and their women;

Their fortresses and tents are ours, as are their women,

and our right hands, with Mashrafi swords, are a refuge.

And our oath to al-Musharifiyya is an impregnable fortress.

كَأَنَّ رُؤوسَ الخَزرَجِيِّينَ إِذ بَدَت

كَأَنَّ رُؤوسَ الخَزرَجِيِّينَ إِذ بَدَت

كَتائِبُنا تَترى مَعَ الصُبحِ حَنظَلُ

كَتائِبُنا تَترى مَعَ الصُبحِ حَنظَلُ

The Khazrajis' heads seemed—when there appeared

It was as if the heads of the Khazraj, when seen,

our battalions in succession at dawn—like bitter gourds.

Were like our battalions that march at dawn.

فَلا تَقرَبوا جُذمانَ إِنَّ حَمامَهُ

فَلا تَقرَبوا جُذمانَ إِنَّ حَمامَهُ

وَجَنَّتَهُ تَأذى بِكُم فَتَحَمَّلوا

وَجَنَّتَهُ تَأذى بِكُم فَتَحَمَّلوا

So do not approach Judhman: its doves

So do not approach Judham, for its pigeons

and its garden are harmed by you, so depart.

And gardens would suffer harm from you, so be forewarned.

وَكائِن رَأَينا مِن أُناسٍ ذَوي غِنىً

وَكائِن رَأَينا مِن أُناسٍ ذَوي غِنىً

وَجِدَّةِ عَيشٍ أَصبَحوا قَد تَبَدَّلوا

وَجِدَّةِ عَيشٍ أَصبَحوا قَد تَبَدَّلوا

And how many people we have seen, possessed of wealth

Though we've seen people of riches

and ease of living, whose fortunes had changed!

And comfortable lives, they have now changed.

فَإِن تَكُ قَد أوتيتَ مالاً فَلا تَكُن

فَإِن تَكُ قَد أوتيتَ مالاً فَلا تَكُن

بِهِ بَطِراً وَالحالُ قَد تَتَحَوَّلُ

بِهِ بَطِراً وَالحالُ قَد تَتَحَوَّلُ

So if you have been given wealth, do not be

If you've been granted wealth, do not

arrogant over it—circumstances may change.

Squander it, for one's state can change.

فَلَيسَ عَلَينا قالَةٌ غَيرَ أَنَّنا

فَلَيسَ عَلَينا قالَةٌ غَيرَ أَنَّنا

نَسودُ وَنَكفي كُلَّ ذَلِكَ نَفعَلُ

نَسودُ وَنَكفي كُلَّ ذَلِكَ نَفعَلُ

So there is no reproach against us, except that we

It's not incumbent upon us, except that we

lead and meet others' needs; all this we do.

Will master all of that and suffice.

كَأَنّا وَقَد أَجلَوا لَنا عَن نِسائِهِم

كَأَنّا وَقَد أَجلَوا لَنا عَن نِسائِهِم

أُسودٌ لَها في عيصِ بيشَةَ أَشبُلُ

أُسودٌ لَها في عيصِ بيشَةَ أَشبُلُ

We seemed, when they withdrew, leaving their women to us,

It's as if they've kept their women away from us

like lions with cubs in the thicket of Bisha,

And for them there are lions in ‘Ays Bishah.

بِبِئرِ الدُرَيكِ فَاِستَعِدّوا لِمِثلِها

بِبِئرِ الدُرَيكِ فَاِستَعِدّوا لِمِثلِها

وَأَصغوا لَها آذانُكُم وَتَأَمَّلوا

وَأَصغوا لَها آذانُكُم وَتَأَمَّلوا

at the well of al-Durayk—so prepare for its like,

So prepare for the like of Bi'r ad-Duriyk.

and lend it your ears, and reflect.

Listen to it with your ears and ponder.