1. We begged the Bani Zuheir at Al-Ridab
And by the mountain passes, passes of mountains
١. طَلَبنا بِالرُضاب بَني زهير
وَبِالأَكناف أَكناف الجِبال
2. Yet Al-Ridab remained their abode
And they were not companied at the sands
٢. فَلَم يَزَل الرُضاب لَهُم مقاماً
وَلم يؤنَسهم عِندَ الرِمال
3. So if our tongues attain Zuheir
It would suffice their wanderers for nights to come
٣. فَإِن تثقَف أَسنتنا زهيراً
يكفّ شَريدهم أخرى اللَيالي