1. I was told travelers on the road warned one another,
"Beware of ‘Aqil when they pitched tents at Dhinab,"

2. A youth who shows his inmost thoughts outwardly
And entertains the guest with anger most intense,

3. We have stroked you like a dog wagging
Its tail fawningly to people knotted in deceit.

4. Worthless one, you have led yourself to drink
Vile water, yet the bridled donkey did not yield.

5. And their chieftains have surrendered to a tribe
Of Daws who summon defectors and Asid.

6. When I said I've made peace with Samh and Mazin,
Events abroad and their unbelief refused consent.

7. As for the clan of Badr, their affection still
Endures for the most noble and farthest goal,

8. And ‘Awf kindles for his tribe a fire
That blazes high above the drifting sands.