أَتاني مِنَ الأَنباءِ أَنَّ اِبنَ مالِكٍ

كَفى ثائِراً مِن قَومِهِ مَن تَغَّبَبا

News reached me that the son of Malik

Has sufficed as a rebel among his people, one who rose in revolt,

وَيَلقاكَ ما بَينَ الخَميسِ خُوَيلِدٌ

أَرى عَجَباً بَل قَتلُهُ كانَ أَعجَبا

And Khawilid will meet you between Thursday and Saturday,

I see it as a wonder, nay his killing was more wondrous,

فِدىً لَكَ أُمّي إِذ ظَفِرتَ بِقَتلِهِ

وَأُقسِمُ أَبغي عَنكَ أُمّاً وَلا أَبا

My mother is ransom for you, when you succeeded in killing him,

And I swear I prefer you over a mother or father,

فَمِثلُكَ أَدّى نُصرَةَ القَومِ عَنوَةً

وَمِثلُكَ أَعيا ذا السِلاحِ المُجَرَّبا

For the likes of you paid the debt of protecting the tribe by force,

And the likes of you tired the one experienced in arms.