أتاكُم غُلامٌ مِن عَرَانِنينِ مَذحِجٍ

أتاكُم غُلامٌ مِن عَرَانِنينِ مَذحِجٍ

جَرىءٌ على الأعدَاءِ غَيرُ نَكُولِ

جَرىءٌ على الأعدَاءِ غَيرُ نَكُولِ

A young man from the chieftains of Madhhij has come to you,

A youth came to you from honorable Maḍḥij

Bold against the enemies, never shrinking back.

Brave against enemies, never retreating

فَيَا ابنَ زِيَادٍ بُؤ بِأعظَمِ مَأبَإٍ

فَيَا ابنَ زِيَادٍ بُؤ بِأعظَمِ مَأبَإٍ

وَذُق حَدَّ مَاضِى الشَّفرَتَينِ صَقِيلِ

وَذُق حَدَّ مَاضِى الشَّفرَتَينِ صَقِيلِ

So, son of Ziyad, bear the greatest guilt,

So O son of Ziyad, lament with greatest sorrow

And taste the edge of a polished blade, keen on both sides.

And taste the sharpness of my polished blades

ضَرَبنَاكَ بِالعُضبِ الحُسَامِ فَلَم نَجُر

ضَرَبنَاكَ بِالعُضبِ الحُسَامِ فَلَم نَجُر

إِذَا مَا أَبَأنَا قَاتِلا بِقَتِيلِ

إِذَا مَا أَبَأنَا قَاتِلا بِقَتِيلِ

We struck you with the sharp, cleaving sword, and did no wrong

We struck you with the sword of wrath but did not flee

When we slew a killer in requital for one slain.

When we, a killer, met with one to be killed

جَزَى اللهُ خَيراً شُرطَةَ اللهِ إِنَّهُم

جَزَى اللهُ خَيراً شُرطَةَ اللهِ إِنَّهُم

شَفَوا مِن عُبَيدِ اللهِ أمسِ غَلِيلِى

شَفَوا مِن عُبَيدِ اللهِ أمسِ غَلِيلِى

May God reward God's elite troops with good, for they

May God reward well the police of God, they

Yesterday quenched my thirst for vengeance on Ubayd Allah.

Quenched yesterday the burning thirst of their oppressed

وَأَجدِر بِهِندٍ أن تُسَاقَ سَبسَّةُ

وَأَجدِر بِهِندٍ أن تُسَاقَ سَبسَّةُ

لَهَا مِن بَنشى إسحَاقَ شَرُّ حَلِيلِ

لَهَا مِن بَنشى إسحَاقَ شَرُّ حَلِيلِ

And how fitting that Hind should be led away a captive—

And Hind deserves to be led in chains

Hers is the worst husband among the sons of Isaac.

She who wed Isaac's son, the worst of spouses