أَبَني تَميمٍ ما لِمِنبَرِ مُلكِكُم

لا يَستَقِرُّ قَرارُهُ يَتَمَرمَرُ

O sons of Tamim, why does not the seat of your kingdom

Settle down, it sways to and fro

إِنَّ المَنابِرَ أَنكَرَت أَستَاهَكُم

فَاِدعوا خُزَيمَةَ يَستَقِرُّ المِنبرُ

Indeed the pulpits have denied your authority

So call upon Khazima, the pulpit will settle down

خَلَعوا أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ وَبايَعوا

مَطَراً لَعَمرُكَ بَيعَةٌ لا تَظهَرُ

They deposed the Commander of the Faithful, and pledged allegiance

To Matar, by your life an allegiance that does not appear

وَاِستَخلَفوا مَطَراً فَكانَ كَقائِلٍ

بَدَلٌ لَعَمرُكَ مِن يَزيدٍ أَعوَرُ

And they appointed Matar as successor, so it was as if saying

By your life, a substitute for one-eyed Yazid