1. I asked my father, and my father was an expert
On the inhabitants of the peninsula and the black lands
١. سَأَلتُ أَبي وَكانَ أَبي خَبيراً
بِسُكّانِ الجَزيرَةِ وَالسَوادِ
2. So I said to him, "Is Haitham from the wealthy?"
He said, "Like Ahmed the son of Abu Dawood."
٢. فَقُلتُ لَهُ أَهَيثَمُ مِن غَنِيٍّ
فَقالَ كَأَحمَدَ اِبنِ أَبي داوُدِ
3. "If Haitham is from the lineage of Jidhm of Qais
Then Ahmed is without a doubt from Iyad."
٣. فَإِن يَكُ هَيثَمٌ مِن جِذمِ قَيسٍ
فَأَحمَدُ غَيرَ شَكٍّ مِن إِيادِ
4. "When did the Iyad ever lead a people?
Indeed, God has been angry with his servants."
٤. مَتى كانَت إِيادُ تَريسُ قَوماً
لَقَد غَضِبَ الاِلَهُ عَلى العِبادِ