1. غَضِبَت طُهَيَّةُ أَن سَبَبتُ مُجاشِعاً

    عَضّوا بِصُمِّ حِجارَةٍ مِن عُليَبِ

    Ṭuhayya grew angry because I reviled Mujāshiʿ.

    Bite down on hard stones from ʿUlyab!

  2. إِنَّ الطَريقَ إِذا تَبَيَّنَ رُشدُهُ

    سَلَكَت طُهَيَّةُ في الطَريقِ الأَخيَبِ

    Indeed, when the road’s right course becomes clear,

    Ṭuhayya takes the most ill-fated road.

  3. يَتَراهَنونَ عَلى التُيوسِ كَأَنَّما

    قَبَضوا بِقُصَّةِ أَعوَجِيٍّ مُقرَبِ

    They wager on billy goats, as though

    They had grasped the forelock of a prized Aʿwaj-bred steed.