ألا مَن مُبلِغُ النُّعمانَ عَنِّي

فَبَينَا الَمرءُ أَغَربَ إذ أَراحا

Will no one take this news to Nu'man's son

That while a man is far away, at ease he lies.

أَطعَتَ بَني بُقَيلَةَ في وِثاقي

وكُنَّا في حُلُوقِهُمُ ذُبَاحا

The sons of Buqayl trapped me with their ropes

And we were as the victims of slaughter.

مَنَحتهُمُ الفُراتَ وجانِبَيهِ

وتَسقينا الأَواجِنَ والمِلاَحا

They left us by the Euphrates side

To water camels and graze cattle there.