1. God willed that only the Azd tribe deserved His grace,
And that they were pegs in every land.

2. They gave sanctuary to Ziyad when he surrendered himself to them,
And the decision was Ziyad's decision.

3. So they became, in al-Haddan and al-Uzad below it,
With spears like the poles of striped tents,

4. His is a pulpit which he mounted every Friday,
And the apparatus of authority, police and court ushers.