1. By my life! The generous man, son of 'Asim, has fulfilled his duty,
And protected a neighbor on the day his young camels bellowed.

2. He set up a glorious gathering in his abode,
Where he saw no evil, nor feared any treachery.

3. He dwelt in prosperity, drinking water in security,
Eating in its midst, and spreading out his encampment.

4. For when you exchanged Qais, son of 'Asim,
For the vile Juwayn, an evil substitution it was!

5. He set out at dawn, leading his she-camels through the barren land.
What but a noble kinsman and his family has he left behind?

6. He remains in the land of betrayal, devouring his sworn truce,
Juwayn and Shumukh, two ruinous in their sin.

7. Blaming their provisions, though sustenance is forbidden;
Two thieves pilfering from a water-skin, evildoers in their pillage.