1. Since I was a boy of five years, war and foes have targeted me
Had it not been for the clan of Marwan and the faith they profess

2. The sons of our mother, who warded off harm from the helpless
Your wedding was arranged, O shepherd of our pastures

3. And we married you off in Najran with a meager dowry
Come, O son of the camel herdsman, you'll not find

4. A father for yourself in any marching army or visiting party
If you fear or cannot plunge into the deep waters

5. Of a people adept at repelling attacks, you take refuge in Saad
For if you stay with Saad, you are the lowest of the low there

6. And with Aamir, more humiliated than a slave
If you ask the ears of Qutaybah, they will testify

7. To you and the son of ‘Ijlan as he tosses about in the cold
O Abu Salih! When we chose his brains

8. From his head in vengeance for Dahhak's departure
Whenever the Qaisi camel bellowed,

9. We would strike it above the uterus at the neck
And the shepherd bequeathed you Oubayd and Hirawwah

10. As well as Maṭawrah under the plateau made of skin