1. إذا طلع العيوق أول كوكب

    كفى اللؤم عند النازحين جرير

    When Capella rises as the first star,

    Jarir is baseness enough among those far away.

  2. ألست كليبياً ثم أمك كلبة

    لها بين أطناب البيوت هرير

    Are you not of Kulayb? Your mother, moreover, is a bitch,

    Growling among the tent ropes.

  3. ولو عند غسان السليطي عرست

    رعا قرن منها وكأس عقير

    And even had she lodged with Ghassan al-Saliti,

    [Wording unclear: literally, “A horn would graze from her, and a stricken cup.”]

  4. أننسى نساء باليمامة منكم

    نكحن عبيداً مالهن مهور

    Shall we forget women of yours in al-Yamamah,

    Who married slaves and received no dower?