1. Oh Harb bin Badr, you have attained a position
So be like the rat, betraying and stealing

2. And do not think little, Oh Harb, of what you grasp
For your share of the kingdom of Iraq is pilfered

3. All people are either liars
Saying what they fancy, or corroborators

4. Saying words out of guesswork and ambiguity
If told "Validate!" they do not validate

5. And do not lose hope - and losing hope burdens most the ride
For not all called to sustenance are provided

6. And compete against Tamim with wealth, for wealth
Has a tongue with which the awe-inspiring man speaks