عَيبُ بني مَخلَدٍ سماحُهُم

عَيبُ بني مَخلَدٍ سماحُهُم

وأنَّهُم يُتلفون ما ملكوا

وأنَّهُم يُتلفون ما ملكوا

The fault of Banū Makhlad is their open-handedness,

The fault of the sons of Makhlad is their generosity,

and that they squander whatever they possess;

And that they squander what they own,

وأنَّ فيهم لمن يُلايِنُهم

وأنَّ فيهم لمن يُلايِنُهم

لينٌ وفيهم لغيرهم حَسَكُ

لينٌ وفيهم لغيرهم حَسَكُ

and that, for whoever deals gently with them,

And that in them, for whoever treats them gently,

they have gentleness—and thorns for all others.

There is gentleness, while for others there are thorns.