1. You asked the Quraysh, and they did not lie,
So ask Wahwah and Abu Amer,

2. What is the origin of Hassan among his people,
And questions are not like news.

3. If they were truthful, they would tell you
That we are of noble and victorious lineage,

4. And that we are quick to the fray,
Repulsing the insolent, transgressing youth.

5. I inherited gallantry and generosity
And glory from many a magnificent ancestor.

6. And took upon myself blood-money and ransom,
And honor and noble rank.

7. The shoulders of every tall, fully armed warrior,
And bright-faced, graceful, slender-waisted.

8. And white-faced women like prohibition, languid,
Swaying with chubby, round-faced infants.

9. With them we while away the watches of the night
When the dawn gleams for the onlooker.

10. When people vie for their utmost goals
You will find Zib'ar in the rear.

11. And nothing places a fault in the midst of praise
Like the heavily-armed, eloquent poet.

12. How can an ignorant man disparage me,
One who clings to a shining sword?

13. Evil is the orator and excellent the hireling,
And the despicable the butcher.