1. I am of the tribe of Quḍāʿah; whoever wrongs them,
I wrong him, while they are safe from me.
١. إِنّي مِن قُضاعَةَ مَن يَكِدها
أَكِدهُ وَهيَ منّي في أَمانِ
2. I am not a poet of trash among them,
But a piercer in wars the protector.
٢. وَلَستُ بِشاعِرِ السَفسافِ فيهِم
وَلَكِن مِدرَهُ الحَربِ العَوانِ
3. I will satirize whoever satirizes them other than themselves
And ignore those among them who have satirized me.
٣. سأَهجو مَن هَجاهُم مِن سِواهِم
وأَعرِضُ مِنهُم عَمَّن هَجاني