1. عَقَدنا حَبلَنا لِبَني شَئيمٍ

    فَأَضحى العِزَّ فينا وَاللِواءُ

    We tied our rope to the sons of Shaʾīm,

    So glory and the banner became ours.

  2. وَأَضحَت عامِرٌ تَعتادُ دَوساً

    كَما اِعتادَ المُطَلَّقَةَ النِساءُ

    And ʿĀmir began to frequent Daws,

    As women visit a divorced woman.

  3. يُطِفنَ بِها وَما يُغنينَ شَيئاً

    وَقَد يُبنى عَلى الصَلَفِ الخِباءُ

    They circle around her, yet do her no good;

    And a tent may yet be pitched where love is lacking.