1. إِنَّ بني عَوْفٍ ابْتَنَوْا حَسَبًا

    ضَيَّعَهُ الدُّخْلُلُون إذا غَدَرُوا

    Indeed, the sons of Awf built a noble reputation,

    which the interlopers squandered when they broke faith.

  2. أَدَّوْا إلى جارِهمْ خُفَارَتَهُ

    ولم يَضِعْ بالمَغِيبِ مَن نَصَرُوا

    They gave their neighbor the protection pledged to him,

    nor was anyone they defended abandoned when absent.

  3. لم يفعلوا فعلِِ آلِ حَنْظَلَةٍ

    إِنَّهم جَيْرِ بِئسَ ما ائْتَمَرُوا

    They did not act as the clan of Hanzalah did;

    indeed—truly—how evil was what they resolved upon!

  4. لا حِمْيَرِيٌّ وَفَى وَلا عُدَسٌ

    ولا اسْتُ عَيرٍ يَحُكُّها الثَّفَرُ

    Neither Himyari nor Udas kept faith,

    nor the ass's arse that the crupper chafes.

  5. لَكِنْ عُوَيْرٌ وَفَى بِذِمَّتِهِ

    لا عَوَرٌ شَانَهُ ولا قِصَرُ

    But Uwayr honored his pledge of protection;

    neither blindness in one eye nor short stature marred him.