1. A lament by Khuja'j and Malik
For every emaciated camel, complaining of hunger,

2. With an elegy in it is effusive praise
For the most beautiful of Murra's sons, well-groomed,

3. As if his brother in adversity takes refuge
In a banner from the pillar of the sacred sanctuary,

4. Benefiting men though far removed
Like a pendant jewel suspended aloft,

5. The daughter of Dhamra says “Why are you wan
Your colour sallow, though you are not in disguise?”

6. I said “Do not wonder that he who loses
A brother like Abu Badr pines for him and grieves,

7. And something that concerns all people, obscure is its yield,
Enough! A pressing care weighs on the summits.

8. You exposed Abu Badr when the people held back
And the chiefs of glory frowned with vexation,

9. And an adversary more tenacious than Abu Badr
In clinging to his purpose, like crumbling cinder.

10. May God reward with good a trench against a like foe
And a friend of probity, protective and trusted,

11. Who established the channel of love between me and him
And left me true to a pact I never betrayed.

12. I swore that a pit in Kanun's belly would hide you
If we lived, that we might meet again,

13. I would find you loving me still, as of old
If we kept our vow, and did not part.

14. When glory and fame stir at dawn
I scent it like a sprig of baban, crisp and fresh,

15. And I boast of that which was between us,
O Bani Asad, Murra's clan and Khandiq.