وَيلُ أُمِّ قَتلى فَوَيقَ القاعِ مِن عُشَرٍ

وَيلُ أُمِّ قَتلى فَوَيقَ القاعِ مِن عُشَرٍ

مِن آلِ عُجرَةَ أَمسى جَدُّهُم هِصرا

مِن آلِ عُجرَةَ أَمسى جَدُّهُم هِصرا

Woe to the mother of the slain just above the plain at ‘Ushar,

Woe to the mother of the slain, scattered across the land,

from the clan of ‘Ujrah, whose fortune has come to ruin.

Ten from the family of Ujra have betrayed their oath,

كانَت أَرِبَّتَهُم بَهزٌ وَغَرَّهُمُ

كانَت أَرِبَّتَهُم بَهزٌ وَغَرَّهُمُ

عَقدُ الجِوارِ وَكانوا مَعشَراً غُدُرا

عَقدُ الجِوارِ وَكانوا مَعشَراً غُدُرا

Bahz were their allies, and they were deceived

They were tempted by greed and fooled by false friendship,

by the pact of protection—yet they were a treacherous people.

The bond of neighborhood was broken, they became traitors,

كانوا مَلاوِثَ فَاِحتاجَ الصِدّيقُ لَهُم

كانوا مَلاوِثَ فَاِحتاجَ الصِدّيقُ لَهُم

فَقدَ البِلادِ إِذا ما تُمِحلُ المَطَرا

فَقدَ البِلادِ إِذا ما تُمِحلُ المَطَرا

They were protectors; their loyal friend was left in need of them,

They were wicked people, so the loyal one avoided them,

as the land feels want whenever it is deprived of rain.

The land was lost when the rains ceased to fall,

لا تَأمَنَنَّ زُبالِيّاً بِذِمَّتِهِ

لا تَأمَنَنَّ زُبالِيّاً بِذِمَّتِهِ

إِذا تَقَنَّعَ ثَوبَ الغَدرِ وَأتَزَرا

إِذا تَقَنَّعَ ثَوبَ الغَدرِ وَأتَزَرا

Never trust a Zubali on the strength of his pledge,

Never trust the promises of a treacherous man,

when he veils himself in treachery’s robe and girds himself with it.

When he dresses in the cloak of betrayal and deceit.