1. يا ناقُ خُبّي خَببا زِوَرّا

    وقلبِّي منسَمكِ المُغبَرَا

    O she-camel, trot a vigorous trot,

    And keep turning your dust-covered hoof,

  2. وعارضي الليلَ إذا ما اخضَرّا

    أَخبرَكِ البارحُ حينَ مَرَّا

    And keep pace with the night when it turns green-black.

    The ill-omened creature told you as it passed,

  3. إذ سَوفَ تَلقَينَ جَواداً حُرّا

    سَيّدَ قيسٍ زُفَرَ الأغرّا

    For you will meet a generous, freeborn man:

    The lord of Qays, Zufar the illustrious.

  4. ذاك الذي بايعَ ثم بَرّا

    ونقضَ الآباءَ واستَمَرّا

    That is he who pledged allegiance, then kept faith,

    And repudiated the forefathers, and persevered.

  5. قد نَفَعَ اللهُ به وضرّا

    وكان في الحَربِ شِهاباً مُرّا

    God has indeed brought benefit through him, and harm,

    And in war he was a fierce meteor.