1. أَلا قَبَّحَ اللَهُ البَراجِمَ كُلَّها

    وَجَدَّعَ يَربوعاً وَعَفَّرَ دارِمَا

    Lo, may God disgrace the Barajim, all of them,

    And cut off Yarbuʿ's nose and rub Darim in the dust,

  2. وَآثَرَ بِالمِلحاةِ آلَ مُجاشِعٍ

    رِقابَ إِماءٍ يَقتَنينَ المَفارِما

    And single out the house of Mujashiʿ for reproach—

    Necks of slave women who keep menstrual rags.

  3. فَما قاتَلوا عَن رَبِّهِم وَرَبيبِهِم

    وَلا آذَنوا جاراً فَيَظفَرَ سالِما

    For they did not fight to defend their lord and their fosterling,

    Nor warn a neighbor so he might escape unharmed.

  4. وَما فَعَلوا فِعلَ العُوَيرِ بِجارِهِ

    لَدى بابِ هِندٍ إِذ تَجَرَّدَ قائِما

    Nor did they act as al-ʿUwayr did for his neighbor,

    At Hind's door, when he stood stripped bare.