1. Though I may boast of a people like those of old
The saddened I exalt through them, and do not make light

2. Zayd of the knights, and the son of Zayd among them
And Abu Qabeesah and the foremost leader

3. He admonished at eve when he parted from his comrades
At martyrdom and Safeehah he spurred his mount

4. Indeed the son of Dabba was the best father
And most perfect in lineage of the generous and most noble

5. Than those whose lineage stems from Bani Kilab
Or those who seek alliance through them

6. They relinquished leadership to the son of Muzaiqiyah
While the horses sniffed each other's docked tails

7. It was they who came to the aid of Al-Ameel
A blessing brought to the leader, though shackled

8. And bound Muharraq's hands to him
With his constrained brother's chains

9. Two kings they killed at Bazakha
Both crowned, adorned with diadems

10. It was they who climbed Umârah, striking
Above its affairs, no pact could reach

11. When the great men shared control, they restored it
To Dabba, though the stirrups slipped

12. An ally, when the ignoble betrayed he kept faith with him
Lineage and a gloried man's pledge never fails

13. And on the eve of the momentous battle they struck
Blows disturbing the comfort of its cushions

14. O son of Maraghah, where is your uncle?
My uncle is Hubaysh, of most noble deeds

15. My uncle who stripped kings of their souls
And to him the love of Jafnah was transferred

16. We shall surely smite the head of every tribe
While your father trails behind his she-camel