سائِل بِالهُذَيلِ وَما يُلاقي

عَلى الحَدَثانِ مِن بَعثِ الحُروبِ

The questioner with reproach and what he meets

On the youths from the arising of wars

وَعَتّاباً فَلا تَنسى وَعَمرواً

وَأَربابَ الزَميلِ بَني الرَقوبِ

And censurer so do not forget Amr

And the lords of the confederation, the sons of Raqub

أَلَم نَفتِقهُمُ بِالبِشرِ طَعناً

وَضَرباً مِثلَ تَشقيقِ الضَروبِ

Did we not rip them open with the spear as a stab

And a blow like the splitting of clubs

نُساقيهِم بِها حَتّى تُمَلّوا

ذَنوباً بَعدَ تَفريغِ الذَنوبِ

We lead them to drink it until they are filled

With sins after the emptying of sins

وَلَيلى قَد سَبَيناها جِهاراً

وَأَروى بِنتَ موذِنَ في ضُروبِ

And Layla we have openly captured her

And I gave to drink the daughter of the mu'adhin in attacks

وَرَيحانُ الهَذيلِ قَدِ اِصطَفَينا

وَقُلنا دونَكُم عَلقَ الذَنوبِ

And the basil of Hudhayl we have chosen

And we said without you the crimes stick