1. لَعَمرُ بَني بُجَيرٍ حَيثُ صاروا

    وَمَن آذاهُمُ يَومَ الثَنِيِّ

    By the life of the sons of Bujayr, wherever they have gone,

    and of whoever harmed them on the day of al-Thani,

  2. لَقَد لاقَت مَسَرّاتُهُمُ إِفتِضاحاً

    وَفِئنا بِالنِساءِ عَلى المَطِيِّ

    their joys have indeed met with disgrace,

    and we returned with the women on the riding camels.

  3. أَلا يا لِلرِجالِ فَإِنَّ جَهلاً

    بِكُم أَن تَفعَلوا فِعلَ الصَبِيِّ

    Take heed, O men! For it is folly

    on your part to act as a boy does.