1. Lo! Zayd of the tribe of Lat, when I met him
Was a man of ill repute in a cracked vessel.

2. A tribe who would not betray a covenant
Nor wrong people even the weight of a dirham.

3. Who would not refuse water, save at nightfall
To mouths gaping with thirst on dust-covered faces.

4. The slave from whom a tax is extracted each day –
When you afflict a slave with humiliation, he complies.