1. When a tribe declines in both worlds,
It is better for it that its decline should be concealed.

2. The women of a proud people never felt secure,
About its honour, from its thresholds being violated.

3. Fortresses do not prevent the plundering of cheeks,
Even if the citadels of the sky are their strongholds.

4. The mother of Jundab never strutted about in its glory,
Nor did its glory and its climbing up restrain her.

5. Thrones are being abased, while once
Their pastures were protected by lofty mountains.

6. On camels, until its men are weakened,
And on horses, until their trappings have burdened them.

7. No soul knew when it entered my body,
So how could its exit be concealed from it?