1. By my life, Ibn Thawr has certainly made the Bani Nahshal arrogant,
Just as ornaments make the bride vain,

2. So he led them on until when they wavered,
At the pit of death, its ladders made them fall.

3. And so he who protects Umaylah and her son,
Became permitted, though forbidden his sanctities.

4. And the like of you, I have sized up your worth,
When men look how I pelt you with stones.

5. So who will drive away the bird of ill omen? For verily
Misfortunes befell the son of Mas'ud and increased his woes,

6. Listen and pay heed, O Yazeed, to my speech,
And will you, if I make the truth clear to you, understand?

7. I will inform you what all the people know,
And nothing is unknown to the knowledgeable.

8. Do you not see that we are superior to you,
As the best of wings are the first to arrive?

9. And the builder of honor has always been from us,
And among men is the builder and demolisher of the house of honor.

10. From ancient times we inherited it in Tubba's era,
Its pillars lofty, its supports firm.

11. And how many prisoners have we ransomed and how much blood,
Have we taken on when the debtor was heavily burdened?

12. O Bani Nahshal, your insults will not reach,
The outlets of my words wherever its dams have vented.

13. When are you the guest of the Nahshali, you will find, if he so wishes,
Scant his generosity, paltry his foods.

14. Do you not know, O sons of Riqaash, that I,
When my war chooses the likes of you, do not befriend him?