1. إِذا رَضِيَت عليَّ بنو قُشَيرٍ

    لعَمرُ اللهِ أَعجَبَني رضاها

    If the sons of Qushayr are pleased with me,

    by God's life, their approval delights me.

  2. ولا تنبو سيوفُ بني قُشَيرٍ

    ولا تمضي الأَسِنَّةُ في صفاها

    And the swords of the sons of Qushayr do not glance off,

    nor do spearheads penetrate their rock.

  3. تَنَضَّيتُ القِلاصَ الى حكيمٍ

    خوارجَ من تَبالةَ او مَناها

    I wore out the young she-camels traveling to Hakīm,

    setting out from Tabālah or its environs.

  4. فما رَجَعَت بخائبةٍ رِكابُ

    حَكيمُ بنُ المُسَيَّبِ مُنتهاها

    So no riding camels returned disappointed

    with Hakīm ibn al-Musayyab as their destination.