1. From the clan of Hind did I learn their ways
In barren Jumran they refuse to graze

2. Their friends forget them after
Two years pass wearing them out

3. I stopped to ask my she-camel
Was I not right to make enquiry of their ways

4. The days with them remind me
Stirring sorrow in a sick heart

5. My tears overflowed so I wiped them
On my beard and cloak, pure threads

6. I counted the virgins of 'Uraynah
Proud 'Udhafir who never tire of pasture

7. Like the veiled brides of Buza'ah
When upset you find them silent

8. As though I fondly remember their ways
Drawing near after long absence

9. Withered as the branch of a palm
Thrice more rosy than the flowers

10. They were tended at al-Quf until they dwindled
To nothingness and the poison drained

11. Leaving the meadows of Khazar's eyes
Fearing the sun might cloud over

12. When it became clear the day
Had turned away bringing welcome night

13. The night attacked flaunting its GOODS
With them, bargaining, haggling, stubborn

14. It brought them in the morning light
To pastures the salty earth detests

15. Green plains like the sky's hue
Where durari carpet the stars

16. By the water, Qays Abu 'Amir
Hopes to detain them for an hour's fast

17. With cupped palms, Zawra'a, a sanctuary,
Plucks softly alluring strains

18. While a confused rabble in the stable
Mingle with them, some hobbling crippled

19. Missing them, they bolted away
Nearly tearing their skins in panic

20. If you ask me, I am a man
Who scorns the lowly but loves the noble

21. I build glory with generous deeds
I please the friend and sate the boon companion

22. For that I am praised by the discerning
When censured by the vile and base

23. I repay debts fully and fairly
In my misery and comfort

24. Rise for I swear if you belie me
Ask my clan, ask the all-knowing

25. Are they not the ones whenever crisis
Befalls people, feasts are forgotten

26. Degrading their wealth for truth
When parasites begin to crawl stealthily

27. Long of lance early morn
Valiant, protecting the harem

28. War's sons when they take command
You'd think them clad in steel armor

29. A sacrifice for their daring kinsmen
Whenever they fill the narrow passes

30. When 'Amir met the women at Nisa
And a band from Thakhifah one dusty day

31. They split the lives of his tribe
Levelling Hawazin's heights and depths

32. And Mudhij drove to us with dogs
All their property and persons

33. And Mudhij drove to us with dogs
They returned as though never vile

34. With a stab stirring up a contender
And blows splitting solemn heads

35. Their bodies at Tayman resemble
Rubble their likes have never seen

36. We left 'Amr amidst the spears
'Amr of 'Abs, bleeding, worn out

37. Had it not been for our horsemen
Tamim would not have left Dhat al-Sulaym

38. I cannot recount all the deeds
Of my clan nor enumerate their glories

39. But I recall our patronage
As it was long ago

40. We gave up dwelling in places of humiliation
And took up grand abodes

41. While others sought dishonor
We were plaited to purity

42. At a dreaded gap we took our stand
Feared by others to linger there

43. We made swords and spears
Our refuge and interlocking iron

44. Ever ready to sacrifice themselves
Sleeping amidst the houses

45. Accustomed in war never to protest
When asked to don coats of mail