بَلِّغا سَهماً جَميعاً كُلَّها

سَيداً مِنها وَمَن لَمّا يَسُد

Deliver a message altogether

To the master among them and to those ungirt

مَنطِقاً يَمضي إِلى جُلِّهم

أَنَكُم أَنتُم أَزرى وَعَضُد

With eloquence reaching all of them

That you are the most helpful and supportive

ثُمَّ عَدِّ القَولَ إِن أَفهَمتَهُ

عِندَ مَن يَحفَظُ إَيمانَ العَهد

Then recount the words, if you understand them,

To the one who keeps the covenant of faith

ذَلِكَ العاصُ بِن سُلمى إِنَّهُ

رَفعَ الذِكرَ فَقُل فيهِ وَزِد

That man is Al-As bin Sulma, verily he

Elevated renown, so speak of him and increase

نَبتَ العائِلُ في أَكنافِهِ

مَنبَتُ العيصِ مِن السَدرِ الزَبَد

The family sprouted in his embrace

Like sprouts of lote-trees from brittle branches

فَفَداهُ المَوتُ إِن حاوَلَهُ

شَكِس شَيمَة جَلد الكَبِد

So death ransomed him if it challenged him

It broke the valor of brave skin