مَن مِنكُمُ إِن يُؤتَ خضيرَ هَدِيَّةٍ

مَن مِنكُمُ إِن يُؤتَ خضيرَ هَدِيَّةٍ

عَهداً يُعَاهِدُني يُلَبِّي المَطلَبا

عَهداً يُعَاهِدُني يُلَبِّي المَطلَبا

Who among you, if given a lavish gift,

Who amongst you, if given the honored gift

will pledge to me to fulfill the request,

Of a solemn promise, to fulfill my wish-

فَيَنَالَ أَكرَمَ سَلهَبًينِ لَدى العِدى

فَيَنَالَ أَكرَمَ سَلهَبًينِ لَدى العِدى

وَأَعَزَّ مَركَبَةٍ يَجِلُّ بِها الحِبا

وَأَعَزَّ مَركَبَةٍ يَجِلُّ بِها الحِبا

and gain the noblest pair of tall steeds the enemy possess,

Would gain the noblest stallion by the foe,

and the most prized chariot, which lends splendor to the gift,

The finest ship, in which glory gleams.

وَيَفُوزُ بالشَّرَفِ الرَّفِيعِ إِذا مَضى

وَيَفُوزُ بالشَّرَفِ الرَّفِيعِ إِذا مَضى

يَتَجَسَّسُ الأَعداءَ في طَلَبِ النَّبا

يَتَجَسَّسُ الأَعداءَ في طَلَبِ النَّبا

and win lofty honor if he goes

And win the highest honor, as he goes

to spy on the enemy in search of news:

To spy out on the enemies, seeking news-

أَهُمُ على ما عُوِّدُوامِن يَقظَةٍ

أَهُمُ على ما عُوِّدُوامِن يَقظَةٍ

أَم هَدَّ عَزمَهُمُ النَّكالُ مُنَكِباً

أَم هَدَّ عَزمَهُمُ النَّكالُ مُنَكِباً

are they as watchful as they are accustomed to be,

Are they still wakeful, as they're wont to be,

or has punishment crushed their resolve, striking them down,

Or has dismay now bowed them down, broken?

والعَيُّ أَقعَدَهُم وَقد أَنِفُوا السُّهَأ

والعَيُّ أَقعَدَهُم وَقد أَنِفُوا السُّهَأ

دَ مُعَوِّلِينَ على التَّملُّصِ مَهرَبا

دَ مُعَوِّلِينَ على التَّملُّصِ مَهرَبا

and weariness left them helpless, while they have shunned sleeplessness,

Has blindness made them stay, though they disdained

relying on slipping away as a means of escape?

To rest, relying on escape for hope?