وَلا توعِد لِتَقتُلَهُ عَلِيّاً

فَإِنَّ وَعيدَهُ كَلَأُ وَبيلُ

Do not threaten to kill Ali,

For his threats are empty and futile.

وَنَحنُ بِبَطنِ مَكَّةَ إِن تَداعى

لِرَهطِكَ مِن بَني عَمروٍ رَعيل

We in the valley of Mecca, if summoned

For your tribe of Banu Amr are few.

أولوا الجَمعِ المُقَدَّمِ حينَ تابوا

إِلَيكَ وَمَن يُوَزِّعُهُم قَليلُ

Those who led the advanced group when they repented

And came to you, how few they are!

فَلَمّا أَن تَفانَينا وَأَودى

بِثَروَتِنا التَرَحُّلُ وَالنُزولُ

When we grew weak and our wealth

Was diminished by moving and descending,

جَعَلتَ لُحومَنا غَرَضاً لَدَيهِم

لِتُهلِكَنا عُرَينَةُ أَو سَلولُ

You made us prey for them

To destroy us, Uraynah or Salul.