لا تَهجُ ضَبَّةَ يا جَريرُ فَإِنَّهُم

لا تَهجُ ضَبَّةَ يا جَريرُ فَإِنَّهُم

قَتَلوا مِنَ الرُؤَساءِ ما لَم تَقتُلِ

قَتَلوا مِنَ الرُؤَساءِ ما لَم تَقتُلِ

Do not satirize Dabbah, O Jarir, for they

Do not blame the hyenas, O Jarir, for they

have slain chiefs whom you have not slain.

Killed leaders as you did not kill

قَتَلوا شُتَيراً يَومَ غَولٍ وابنَهُ

قَتَلوا شُتَيراً يَومَ غَولٍ وابنَهُ

وابني هُتَيمٍ يَومَ دارَةِ مَأسَلِ

وابني هُتَيمٍ يَومَ دارَةِ مَأسَلِ

They slew Shutayr on the day of Ghawl, and his son,

They killed Shutaib in Ghawl's day and his son

and the two sons of Hutaym on the day of Darat Ma'sal.

And Hateem's two sons on Ma'asal's field day