لَم تَظلِما أَن تَكفِيا الحَيَّ ضَيفَهُم

لَم تَظلِما أَن تَكفِيا الحَيَّ ضَيفَهُم

وَأَن تَسقِيا سُقيا السَراةِ الأَكارِمِ

وَأَن تَسقِيا سُقيا السَراةِ الأَكارِمِ

You two did no wrong in providing for the tribe’s guest,

You did no wrong in hosting the living

and in giving drink as noble, generous chiefs do,

And quenching the thirst of honored guests.

وَأَن تَسعَيا مَسعاةَ سَلمى بنِ جَندَلٍ

وَأَن تَسعَيا مَسعاةَ سَلمى بنِ جَندَلٍ

وَسَعيَ حُبَيشٍ بَينَ غَولٍ وَقادِمِ

وَسَعيَ حُبَيشٍ بَينَ غَولٍ وَقادِمِ

and in striving as Salma ibn Jandal strove,

You strove as Salma son of Jandal strove

and as Hubaysh strove between Ghawl and Qadim,

And as Hubaysh strove between foe and comer.

وَأَن تَعقِرا بَكرَينِ مِمّا جَمَعتُما

وَأَن تَعقِرا بَكرَينِ مِمّا جَمَعتُما

وَشَرُّ النَدامى مَن صَحا غَيرَ غارِمِ

وَشَرُّ النَدامى مَن صَحا غَيرَ غارِمِ

and in slaughtering two young male camels from what you two had gathered.

You raided the two she-camels you had collected

And the worst drinking companion is one who sobers up without bearing any expense.

And regret is worst when milk turns useless.