أَمِثلُ بَني مُضَرٍ وائِلٌ

أَمِثلُ بَني مُضَرٍ وائِلٌ

فَقَدتُكَ مِن فاخِرٍ ما أَجن

فَقَدتُكَ مِن فاخِرٍ ما أَجن

Is Wāʾil the equal of the sons of Muḍar?

Are the likes of Bani Mudar Wa'il

May I lose you—what a mad boaster you are!

I have lost you from a proud boastful one

أَفي النَومِ هَذا أَبا مُنذِرٍ

أَفي النَومِ هَذا أَبا مُنذِرٍ

فَخَيراً رَأَيتَ وَخَيراً يَكُن

فَخَيراً رَأَيتَ وَخَيراً يَكُن

Was this in a dream, Abū Mundhir?

Is this a dream, O Abu Mundhir

Then may what you saw be good, and may good come to pass.

You have seen goodness and goodness will happen

رَأَيتُكَ وَالفَخرَ في مِثلِها

رَأَيتُكَ وَالفَخرَ في مِثلِها

كَعاجِنَةٍ غَيرَ ما تَطَّحِن

كَعاجِنَةٍ غَيرَ ما تَطَّحِن

I saw you, with your boasting in such matters,

I saw you and pride in its likes

Like a woman kneading something other than what she grinds.

Like a bread dough not yet kneaded