1. What ails him and his son, that they
Did not marry an Arab woman?

2. Nor did his father, for all
Their clannishness, do this thing.

3. But when they came of age
For mature affairs,

4. They indulged their whims
And sought only self-interest.

5. May God not bless the hasty
And the cliquishness of Dulfiyah

6. With good, nor leave any remnant of them.
Say to us, O fair-faced ones, say honestly,

7. How do you explain staying clear
Of the shame of this calamity?

8. For we have seen no standard for you
In front of the cavalry,

9. Nor seen any leader of you
Commanding the army,

10. Nor seen steeds being led,
Every evening,

11. Nor hoped you would hold
An everlasting administration,

12. Nor heard you give judgment on the Day of Judgment.
Is it not to tavern and wine

13. And all this cruelties?