فَإِن تَكُ ذاعِرٌ رَثَّت قِواها

فَإِن تَكُ ذاعِرٌ رَثَّت قِواها

فَإِنّي واثِقٌ بِبَني زِيادِ

فَإِنّي واثِقٌ بِبَني زِيادِ

So if Dhāʿir's strength has grown feeble,

then I put my trust in the sons of Ziyād,

كَذي زادٍ مَتى ما يَكرِ مِنهُ

كَذي زادٍ مَتى ما يَكرِ مِنهُ

فَلَيسَ وَرائَهُ ثِقَةٌ بِزادِ

فَلَيسَ وَرائَهُ ثِقَةٌ بِزادِ

like one with provisions: whenever they run low,

he has no further provisions to rely on.