1. Abu Khalid called me to Jurjan though the path to it was fraught with danger,
I said: I will certainly visit the family of Muhalhil as an avenger,

2. Though the tribes of Tamim be averse and refuse me passage,
And their prince be powerless to enforce his will on me,

3. As though I and my camel litter were being tossed by the devils,
On a tract of land between two sand dunes.