1. May Allah reward with goodness, and the reward is in His hand,
Oh brother of Azd, spare us from what angers and makes war.

2. And when we saw the matter had become grave,
The sun shall not set beneath us as a fading star.

3. We called Abu Ghassan but he was hard of hearing,
And tilted his head perplexedly and alarmed.

4. Ibn Manjuf was for every great feat,
But his rope was too short and unsteady.

5. So when we saw the people had reached their limit,
In this war we called Al-Muhalab.