وَأُنبئتهم يَستَصرِخونَ بِكاهِلٍ

وَلِلُّؤمِ فيهم كاهِلٌ وَسنامُ

They cried out with shoulders bent by burdens

While the burdened among them had shoulder and hump

فَإِن يَأتِنا يَرجع سويدٌ وَوَجهُهُ

عَلَيهِ الخَزايا غُبرَةٌ وَقَتامُ

If he comes to us, Sowayd will return with his face

Dusted by disgrace and darkened with gloom

دَعِيٌّ إِلى ذُبيانَ طَوراً وَتارَةً

إِلى يَشكُرٍ ما في الجَميعِ كِرامُ

Summoned at times to Dhubyan's hill

At others to Yashkur, none of them generous