1. I do not give judgment from a lofty office,
Nor am I desirous of the daughters of Hanzala.

2. I see them as the water of Muzn that cures thirst,
While others were brackish water to drink.

3. You were indeed qualified when you paid blood-money
To the family of Ziyad, though the critic found fault.

4. The cross-marked one did not straighten her humpback
Utaibah, with the saddlebags on either side of her neck.

5. Oh, sometimes we did not give Ziyad his due judgment
And he submitted the judgment and booty to us.

6. We protected Abu Ziyad, Ziyad and his paternal uncle,
And the grandmother of Ziyad whom spears had protected.

7. Did you not recognize, O people of Ziyad, my steeds
When the dust swirled from the racing of warriors?

8. Our horses hemmed in Hani on the day of Ghubaytain
And reached Bistam and his horses that were nimble.

9. We attacked them at dawn when their dust
Was like the gray hair of summer, thriving, growing.

10. With each reddish-black horse whose back was protected
As if a master had tried the two trotting beasts.

11. May God requite Ziyad and the son of Ziyad with blame
Because I am desirous of the love of Shayban.

12. Did you give, O Ziyad son of Ziyad, a strange woman
As a gift to the worst man gifts are given?

13. The best thing about your in-laws is that your in-laws
Are excellent to you, O spider of the valley and boulders!

14. We recognized you from the rump of a donkey for adultery,
And for couplings from the tribe of Qain you were dominant.

15. O tribe of Malik, give the Qain their due,
For the Qain have a right against Farazdaq.

16. Descendants of Hadra' who are dragged by the hock,
Is there among the descendants of Hadra' one who seeks vengeance?

17. You mentioned the daughters of the sun, but the sun does not give birth,
Strange indeed is the rump of the donkey and the stars!

18. If you were a free man, ten would suffice
Against the family of Ziyad, and the neighbor who borders.