1. No tribe among the clans of Marr and Aalij,
Seeks aught but ruin for the noble tribes.
١. وما من قَبيلٍ بين مَرٍّ وعالِجٍ
وأَبيَنَ إلّا طامِحٌ في الطوامحِ
2. Except that voices called out till they grew hoarse,
With them were people of their clan, none fled.
٢. سوى أن أَصواتاً فَأعقُقَ لم يزل
به أَنَسٌ من أهله غيرُ نازحِ
3. In it we found the ages of Amr and Udayya,
And Amr bin Amr, and in the lawful mounts of Sulati.
٣. وجدنا به العَمرَينِ عَمرَو عُدَيَّةٍ
وَعَمرَو بن عمرٍ وفي حِلالِ صُلاطِحِ
4. We found eighty horsemen of the clan of Amr,
Who would face the night with courage as warriors.
٤. وجدنا بني عَمروٍ ثمانين فارساً
تُجابِهُ عن وجهٍ من الليل كالِحِ
5. And the Udaiyis were under their spears,
The spears of the clan of Amr and the morning lights.
٥. وكان العُدَائيّونَ تحتَ رماحِهم
رماحِ بني عَمرٍ وغداةَ المَصابِحِ
6. As in-laws, womb-relatives and neighbors,
Among them was no horseman but a deserter.
٦. مُصَافِّينَ أَصهاراً ورِحماً وَجِيرَةً
وما كان فيهم فارسٌ غيرُ جانحِ
7. So if you were among the sons of Amr bin Aamer,
You were honored, but you are from the progeny of Jaami.
٧. فلو كنتَ من أبناء عمرِو بنِ عامرٍ
كَرُمتَ ولكن أنتَ من نسلِ جامِحِ