وا سوأتاه أبا عتيق ما الذي

في قصتي جاءت به الأخبار

Oh how evil was the news, Abu Atiq

That came to me about your story

اسمعتما وأنا البري وكم جثا

غيري وأنت المنعمُ الغفّار

I heard while alone in the desert, how many

Others have knelt, while You are the Forgiving, the Bestower

أيهانُ عندك موقفي وأنا الذي

يحمي عليك فؤاده ويغار

Is my stance despised by You, when I am the one

Whose heart protects and is jealous over You

أعزز عَلَى هود بن عابر أنني

عنها قُطعت وبي يُثَار الثار

I am more honorable than Hud bin Aabir that

I was cut off from it, while vengeance was sought against me

وبنات قومك بالعراء فأصبحوا

فرقا وجارك للأجانب جار

And the daughters of your people were scattered in the barren land

And became separate, while your neighbor is a stranger's neighbor

فكّر وقدر لا وهي لك ساعد

وأذكر عسى أن ينفع التذكار

Think and judge, while it is still time, lend a hand

And remember, perhaps remembrance will benefit

مَن عز عزت قومُه في عزّه

وتسامرت في مجده السمّار

Whoever honors, his people gain honor in his honor

And the night companions partake in his glory