1. A house defended by spears of eloquent poets
Lest it be violated, though it is so high

2. A house with a huge heap at its door
Adorned, and where heroes throng

3. A house, were it not for lances that touch its soil
Honey would not be extracted from their tips

4. Whence can I deny the merit of the family of Mu'aybid
Nay, the family of Mu'aybid are my family

5. A people, though the ambitious vie with me
And the slanderers abound

6. When oppressed, their protection is my refuge
When needy, their wealth is mine