1. When will the abodes of Banu Suhaym be remembered
With yearning, though I am not one who has forgotten them?

2. They gave birth to my children, while I deemed that I
Was destined for a lofty life which raised me high.

3. They are most noble and generous to those who seek them,
But to those who turn away they are flames of wrath.

4. Among them is a protector of the plain, a man of sorrow,
One who could alone withstand the trials sent her way.

5. Had it not been for her rope of faith, I would have fallen
To a sweet land whose water is torment and death.