أَخوكَ أَخوكَ مَن يَدنو وَتَرجو

مَوَدَّتَهُ وَإِن دُعِيَ اِستَجابا

Your brother, your brother, whoever draws near

And hopes for his friendship, if invited, responds

إِذا حارَبت حاربَ مَن تُعادي

وَزادَ سِلاحُهُ مِنكَ اِقتِرابا

If you make war, he makes war on those you oppose

And his weaponry against you grows nearer

يواسي في الكَريهةِ كُلَّ يّومٍ

إِذا ما مُضلِعُ الحَدَثانِ نابا

He consoles in hardship every day

When the two young camels kneel down to rest

وَكنتُ إِذا قَريني جاذَبَتهُ

حِبالي ماتَ أَو تَبِعَ الجِذابا

And if adversity pulled my companion away

My ropes died or followed the puller

فَإِن أَهلِك فَذي حَنَقٍ لَظاهُ

عَلَيّ يَكادُ يَلتَهِبُ التِهابا

So if his people are angry with me, their anger

Almost sets me on fire with rage

مَخَضتُ بِدَلوِهِ حَتّى تَحَسّى

ذَنوبَ الشَرِّ مِلأى أَو قِرابا

I churned with his bucket until I felt

The guilt of evil filled to the brim

بِمثلي فَاِشهَدِ النَجوى وَعالِن

بِيَ الأَعداءَ وَالقَومَ الغِضابا

Say to my enemies and the angry people

The likes of me, in secret and openly

فَإِنَّ الموعِدِيَّ يَرَونَ دوني

أُسودَ خَفِيَّةَ الغُلبَ الرِقابا

For my appointers see below me

Necks conquered, though they plot stealthily

كَأَنَّ عَلى سَواعِدِهِنَّ وَرساً

عَلالونَ الأَشاجِع أَو خضابا

As if they have cloths on their arms

Coloring the brave or fighting violently

كَأَنَّ هَوِيَّها لَمّا اِشمَعَلَّت

هُوِيُّ الطَيرِ تَبتَدِرُ الأَيابا

As if their passion, when it flared up

Is the swooping of birds seizing prey