1. By my life, though Suhayyah be branded
With infamy on the roll of treachery and betrayal,
١. لَعَمري لَئِن كانَت سُهَيَّةُ أَوضَعَت
بِأَرطاةَ في رَكبِ الخِيانَةِ وَالغَدرِ
2. Yet the noble Arab steed is not for sale
For its lineage, nor the stallion when it runs.
٢. فَما كانَ بِالطَرفِ العَتيقِ فَيُشتَرى
لِفَحلَتِهِ وَلا الجَوادِ إِذا يَجري
3. Would you triumph through a group whose cause I do not share?
Nay, let others tend your life and victory.
٣. اَتنَصُرُ مِنّي مَعشَراً لَستَ مِنهُمُ
وَغَيرُكَ أَولى بِالحِياطَةِ وَالنَصرِ