1. A bird flew past me in the dove cot I warned him
Against you, son of Amr, out of enmity and last night

2. Yet my warning a rock did not save, and it destroyed him
The places of departure for the one bidding farewell and the first to leave

3. A hostage of Rams, whose trains may drag
Over it the claws of wild ravens tearing violently

4. So oh eye cry for a man whose fame has flown
For him weep the eye of the swimming seekers

5. And every long-backed horse is ashen colored, emaciated
And every old one among the steeds of As-Sifa'

6. And every Udhal like lightning, humiliated
And every eminent purebred, fast as a diver

7. And every pregnant she-camel like the Phoenix, collected
And every swift at the end of the night, speedy

8. And the neighbor for a day, if he calls for hospitality
He first calls the wild beasts for help

9. The brother of resoluteness in confusion and determination in
She whose impact turns the white hair of old men black

10. A sufficient mentor, intelligent, who brings people together
Permitting the birth of the dim-sighted evil-intentioned backbiter