1. If Qais 'Ailan complained of me because
Of that which makes her complain when her ankles were gone,

2. And Mirdas tribe left in my hands
The skulls of Qais, broken their crowns,

3. If they fell upon the skulls, he won't stand
Until the day the early generations are resurrected,

4. My lineage insisted on pride and it fooled me
When the lineages of men wore their mantles,

5. I am the son of Tamim and the protector by which
It is protected when the west wind blows rowdily,

6. Tamim will refuse to be well disposed if
Upon me with long necks their cows meet,

7. And we killed 'Amir the day of Mulzaq
So their corpses spent the night at the house-doors lying,

8. And saved Tufayl from 'Ulalat Qurzul
Straight legs protecting his flesh,

9. Relaxed unto him seekers as though they
Were locusts of the desert flying from him,

10. Whenever Tamim become of one mind
And attain the most fortunate of fortunes,

11. You will find who sought protection of the dog of every tribe
And their militia became despised unto me

12. Banu Sa'd outnumber the pebbles
And heavier than the mountains' mass their corpses

13. And if Sa'd trod the dam of Gog and Magog
With their feet, its heights their thighs would tumble.