1. لا يَستَوي الأَخَوانِ أَمّا بَكرُنا

    فَيَدينُ لِلمَلِكِ اللِئامِ العُنصُرُ

    The two brothers are not equal: as for our Bakr,

    It submits to a king of ignoble stock.

  2. وَوَجَدتُ تَغلِبَ لا يُرامُ قَديمُها

    عِزّاً يَحِقُّ لَهُ الَّذي لا يُقهَرُ

    And I found Taghlib, its ancient standing unassailable,

    With a glory befitting one who cannot be conquered.

  3. أَخُمَاعَ لَو أَصبَحتِ وَسطَ رِحالِهِم

    عَرَفَت خُماعَةُ أَنَّها لا تُخفَرُ

    O Khumaʿah, if you awoke amid their tents,

    Khumaʿah would know that her protection would not be violated.