1. O sons of Asad, what is it with the clan of Khuwalid
That they yearn every day for Egypt?

2. If the deserts of Qahqa are mentioned they yearn at the mention
And for salted fish and dried mullet

3. Their eyes are like glass, though their beards are a different shape
You see the youth and elders among them

4. Clearly, and among their children, too, and their rabble
By the life of Abu'l-‘Awwam, Khuwalid will strengthen the pact

5. And if you, Jarir, attack me
I will push you back, a slave to dishonor and abjection