1. نَزَلْنَا حِلَّةَ الْخُلْطِ الْكِرَامِ

    بِأُخْتِ الرُّكْنِ وَالْبَلَدِ الْحَرَامِ

    We lodged in the camp of the noble Khult,

    At the sister of the Corner and the Sacred City.

  2. وَمَنْ يَكُ مِنْ ضُيُوفِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ

    غَنِيٍّ بِالْفِعَالِ عَنِ الْكَلاَمِ

    And whoever is among Abu Kathir’s guests

    Finds deeds enough, with no need for words.

  3. وَإِنَّ بُيُوتَهُ لَكَمَا سَمِعْنَا

    بُيُوتَ الْخَيْل وَالنَّعَمِ الْجِسَامِ

    And his dwellings are indeed as we have heard:

    Dwellings of horses and large-bodied livestock.

  4. تُظَلِّلُهَا الْفَوَارِسُ بِالْعَوَالِي

    وَتَفْرِشُهَا الْوَلاَئِدُ بِالطَّعَامِ

    Horsemen shade them with lofty lances,

    And slave girls carpet them with food.