1. جاءَت مُزَينَةُ مِن عَمقٍ لِتَنصُرَهُم

    اِنجي مَزينَةُ في أَستاهِكِ الفُتُلُ

    Muzaynah came from ʿAmq to aid them.

    Flee, Muzaynah! The twisted cords are in your arses.

  2. فَكُلُّ شَيءٍ سِوى أَن تَذكُروا شَرَفاً

    أَو تَبلُغوا حَسَباً مِن شَأنِكُم جَلَلُ

    For everything—except your claiming honor

    or attaining noble standing—is a trifling matter for you.

  3. قَومٌ مَدانيسُ لا يَمشي بِعَقوَتِهِم

    جارٌ وَلَيسَ لَهُم في مَوطِنٍ بَطَلُ

    A filthy people, whose precincts are never trodden

    by a neighbor; nor have they a champion on any battlefield.