يا وَقعَ هَلّا سَأَلتِ القَومَ ما حَسَبي

يا وَقعَ هَلّا سَأَلتِ القَومَ ما حَسَبي

إِذا تَلاقَت عُرى ضَفرٍ وَأَحقابِ

إِذا تَلاقَت عُرى ضَفرٍ وَأَحقابِ

O Waqʿ, why did you not ask the people what my honor is,

O woe, would you not ask the people what is my worth

when the loops of braided straps and saddle girths meet?

When the ties of kinship and brotherhood gather

إِنّي أَنا الزادُ إِذ لا زادَ يَحمِلُهُ

إِنّي أَنا الزادُ إِذ لا زادَ يَحمِلُهُ

رِكابُهُم غَيرَ أَنقاءٍ وَأَصلابِ

رِكابُهُم غَيرَ أَنقاءٍ وَأَصلابِ

Indeed, I myself am the provisions when no provisions are carried

I am the provision when their mounts bear

by their riding camels, save marrow and backbones.

No provision but elegant, hardy frames