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I said to Nu'man when I met him,

لقد قلت للنعمان يوم لقيته

1. I said to Nu'man when I met him,
He wants to attack Bani Hunn in Burqah,

١. لَقَد قُلتُ لِلنُعمانِ يَومَ لَقيتُهُ
يُريدُ بَني حُنَّ بِبُرقَةِ صادِرِ

2. Avoid Bani Hunn for meeting them is hateful,
Even if you meet only the patient among them.

٢. تَجَنَّب بَني حُنَّ فَإِنَّ لِقائَهُم
كَريهٌ وَإِن لَم تَلقَ إِلّا بِصابِرِ

3. O Allah, children of Udhrah are fierce,
They grab it with their throats.

٣. عِظامُ اللُهى أَولادُ عُذرَةَ إِنَّهُم
لَهاميمُ يَستَلهونَها بِالحَناجِرِ

4. They prevented the enemy from Wadi al-Qura
With a large, experienced army against the arrogant enemy.

٤. وَهُم مَنَعوا وادي القُرى مِن عَدوِّهِم
بِجَمعٍ مُبيرٍ لِعَدوِّ المُكاثِرِ

5. The she-camels drink water in the valley
With their chests before the throats.

٥. مِنَ الوارِداتِ الماءِ بِالقاعِ تَستَقي
بِأَعجازِها قَبلَ اِستِقاءِ الخَناجِرِ

6. Buzakhiyya camels, colored with fibers as if
It is the wool of a ram that has shed its coat.

٦. بُزاخِيَّةٍ أَلوَت بِليفٍ كَأَنَّهُ
عِفاءُ قِلاصٍ طارَ عَنها تَواجِرُ

7. Small date fruits stored whose peel
Flies off like birds when the date peels off.

٧. صِغارِ النَوى مَكنوزَةٍ لَيسَ قِشرُها
إِذا طارَ قِشرُ التَمرِ عَنها بِطائِرِ

8. They were driven away from it with affliction, so it became
Affliction in a valley of Tihama lying hidden.

٨. هُمُ طَرَدوا عَنها بَليّاً فَأَصبَحَت
بَليٌّ بِوادٍ مِن تِهامَةَ غائِرِ

9. They prevented it from all of Quda'a
And from red Mudar during discord.

٩. وَهُم مَنَعوها مِن قُضاعَةَ كُلِّها
وَمِن مُضَرَ الحَمراءِ عِندَ التَغاوُرِ

10. They killed Tai violently,
Abu Jabir, and married Umm Jabir by force.

١٠. وَهُم قَتَلوا الطائِيَّ بِالحَجرِ عَنوَةً
أَبا جابِرٍ وَاِستَنكَحوا أُمَّ جابِرِ