أَصابَتِ العامَ رِعلاً غولُ قَومِهِمِ

وَسطَ البُيوتِ وَلَونُ الغولِ أَلوانُ

The people were struck this year with the raids of their tribe,

Within the houses, and the color of the raids was diverse,

يا لَهفَ أُمِّ كِلابٍ إِذ تُبَيِّتُهُم

خَيلُ اِبنِ هَوذَةَ لا تُنهى وَإِنسانُ

Oh, the anxiety of the mother of pups as they pass the night terrified,

The horses of the son of Hawtha cannot be restrained, and the human,

لا تَلفُظوها وَشُدّوا عَقدَ ذِمَّتِكُم

إِنَّ اِبنَ عَمِّكُمُ سَعدٌ وَدُهمانُ

Do not utter it, and strengthen the knot of your covenant,

Indeed, your cousin Saad is most honorable and magnanimous,

لا تَرجِعوها وَإِن كانَت مُجلِّلَةً

ما دامَ في النَعَمِ المَأخوذِ أَلبانُ

Do not take it back, even if she is covered in blood,

As long as the camel that is taken as spoils has milk,

شَنعاءُ جُلِّلَ مِن سَوآتِها حَضَنٌ

وَسالَ ذو شَوغَرٍ مِنها وَسُلوَانُ

A female camel ugly in appearance whom clothes cover her defects,

And she leaked from her udder sahwan and sulwan,

لَيسَت بِأَطيَبَ مِمّا يَشتَوي حَذَفٌ

إِذ قالَ كُلُّ شِواءِ العَيرِ جُوفانُ

She is not more noble than what Hadhaf desires to roast,

When the cook of the caravan said all the meat is rotten,

وَفي هَوازِنَ قَومٌ غَيرَ أَنَّ بِهِم

داءَ اليَمانِيِ فَإِن لَم يَغدِروا خانوا

And among the Hawazin a people unlike that in them,

Is the sickness of treachery, so if they do not betray they are dishonest,

فيهِم أَخٌ لَو وَفَوا أَو بَرَّ عَهدُهُم

وَلَو نَهَكناهُمُ بِالطَعنِ قَد لانوا

Among them is a brother who if he fulfills or keeps his covenant,

And even if we pierced them with spears, they would not be cured,

أَبلِغ هَوازِنَ أَعلاها وَأسفَلَها

مِنّي رِسالَةَ نُصحٍ فيهِ تِبيانُ

Convey to the higher and lower parts of Hawazin,

A message of sincere advice in which is clarification,

أَنّي أَظُنُّ رَسولَ اللَهِ صابِحَكُم

جَيشاً لَهُ في فَضاءِ الأَرضِ أَركانُ

That I think the Messenger of God will raid you,

With an army that has pillars across the land,

فيهِم أَخوكُم سُلَيمٌ غَيرَ تارِكِكُم

وَالمُسلِمونَ عِبادَ اللَهِ غَسّانُ

Among them is your brother Sulaym, who does not abandon you,

And the Muslims, the servants of God, the Ghassan,

وَفي عِضادَتِهِ اليُمنى بَنو أَسَدٍ

وَالأَجرَبانِ بَنو عَبسٍ وَذُبيانُ

And supporting him on the right the tribe of Asad,

And the Ajarib, the clan of Abs and Dhubyan.

تَكادُ تَرجُفُ مِنهُ الأَرضُ رَهبَتَهُ

وَفي مُقَدَّمِهِ أَوسٌ وَعُثمانُ

The earth almost quakes in fear of him,

And ahead of him are the Aus and Uthman.