1. تنمر وشمر يا قتيب بن مسلم

    فإن تميما ظالم وابن ظالم

    Be fierce as a tiger and gird yourself, O Qutayb son of Muslim.

    For Tamim is a wrongdoer and the son of a wrongdoer.

  2. ولا تأمنن الثائرين ولا تنم

    فإن أخا الهيجاء ليس بنائم

    And never trust the rebels, and do not sleep.

    For the brother of battle is not asleep.

  3. ولا تثقن بالأزد فالغدر منهم

    وبكر فمنهم مستحل المحارم

    And never trust the Azd, for treachery comes from them.

    Nor Bakr, for among them is one who deems forbidden things lawful.

  4. وإني لأخشى يا قتيب عليكم

    معرة يوم مثل يوم ابن خازم

    And I truly fear for you all, O Qutayb,

    the disgrace of a day like the day of Ibn Khazim.