1. If treachery delights you, with no compromise,
Then come to Al-Raji' and ask after Lihyan's abode.
١. إِن سَرَّكَ الغَدرُ صِرفاً لا مِزاجَ لَهُ
فَأتِ الرَجيعَ وَسَل عَن دارِ لِحيانِ
2. A people conspired to devour their neighbor whole,
Among them, one man was best, and two goats alike.
٢. قَومٌ تَواصَوا بِأَكلِ الجارِ كُلُّهُمُ
فَخَيرُهُم رَجُلاً وَالتَيسُ مِثلانِ
3. If the two-balled goat could speak among them
He would have had glory and stature among them.
٣. لَو يَنطِقُ التَيسُ ذو الخُصَينِ وَسطَهُمُ
لَكانَ ذا شَرَفٍ فيهِم وَذا شانِ