1. أبا العساف غرك فضل قومي

    وانك من رؤوس الهاشمينا

    O Abu al-ʿAssāf, my people's excellence has deceived you,

    and your being among the chiefs of the Hashemites,

  2. وانك لا تخاف ولا تجاري

    ولا تلقى بما قدمت هونا

    and that you fear nothing and are unrivaled,

    and suffer no humiliation for what you have done.

  3. اليك اليك عرضك عن شداتي

    لكي لا أطبع الحسب المصونا

    Back, back—keep your honor away from my assaults,

    lest I stain that guarded ancestral honor.

  4. وأقسم إن رملت اليك بيتا

    لتغتمزن قناتك أو تلينا

    And I swear, if I compose a verse addressed to you,

    your spear-shaft will surely be put to the test—or bend.