1. فِدىً لِرُؤوسٍ مِن تَميمٍ تَتابَعوا

    إِلى الشَأمِ لَم يَرضَوا بِحُكمِ السَمَيدَعِ

    May I be a ransom for the chiefs of Tamim who followed one another

    To Syria, refusing the judgment of al-Samaydaʿ.

  2. أَحُكمُ حَرورِيٍّ مِنَ الدينِ مارِقٍ

    أَضَلُّ وَأَغوى مِن حِمارٍ مُجَدَّعِ

    Is it the judgment of a Haruri, a renegade from the faith,

    More astray and more misguided than a mutilated donkey?