1. Was it not enough that you insulted Taim,
The descendants of Zaid from a noble clan,

2. When nobility is attributed to their fathers,
Why then strike a noble father with blame?

3. Taim does not reside in the land of watchtowers,
Nor does Taim arbitrate in governance,

4. It disgraces you to say I am the son of Taim,
For Taim is the utmost of ignoble lineage.

5. To equate the nobility of honor with the nobility of Taim,
Is like equating generals with peasants.

6. And it shames Taim that the carpenter of Taim,
Is far from the carpenter of Banu Tamim.

7. When the new moon rises, O son of Taim,
You are veiled, appearing not from the clouds.

8. For us is the shining full moon and every star,
While Taim seeks the rising of stars in vain.

9. It is evident your allotment is that Amr
And Zaid took Manat, so recognize who is paired with me.

10. The canal of sorrows is the canal of Taim,
Clarifying the goblets and drinking vessels.

11. Our father is Malik and your father is Taim,
So the most contemptible of the foolish is known.

12. The faces of Taim are darkened in wagers,
When thoroughbreds are poised for the contest.

13. You are driven away from your position, O son of Taim,
Though you have not been driven by any settled person.

14. And every injustice passes upon you,
Though you do not refrain from the injustice of aggressors.

15. The sons of adulteresses treat you with disdain,
While you are the chicks of a single barren hen.

16. Had the son of Shaibah known the disgrace of Taim,
They would not have circumambulated Zamzam and al-Hatim.

17. I forbade Taim from foolishness but my
Patience was long and I awaited the wise.

18. So whoever blames Taim in the morning,
They have attained the position of the blamer.

19. With the swords of insult I quenched the thirst of Taim,
And my clouds rain punishment upon them.

20. You see the heroes who are unharmed, while Taim
Have unscarred skin from the wounds of swords.

21. Taim has no recent or old nobility,
No venerable lineage or family tree.

22. From the loins comes the disgrace of Taim,
And in the wombs it is created even in miscarriage.

23. You see the people of Taim crawl like lizards
To a black woman, like the hump of a camel.

24. When one of Taim comes to you as a guest be prepared,
For transgressions - his groups are gluttons.

25. They complained when the estrangement of a slave came,
And the more bearable of two evils is hellfire.

26. Amr is our uncle and I am the son of Zaid,
So honor me with kinship and uncles.

27. And Sa'd encountered you with loyal allegiance,
As a heavy ally conversant in conflict.

28. Those who arrive are not like the talebearers,
Nor are loyal allies like the bosom friends.

29. You are protected by those who protect the houses of Qais,
And those who inhabit the wineskins of Tamim.