كَما كانَ يَبغيها كُلَيبٌ بِظُلمِهِ
مِن العِزَّ حَتّى طاحَ وَهوَ قَتيلُها
As Kulaib, through his tyranny, sought
supremacy—until he fell, slain by it—
عَلى وائِلٍ إِذ يُنزِلُ الكَلبَ مائِحاً
وَإِذ يُمنَعُ الأَكلاءَ مِنها حُلولُها
over Wāʾil, when he sent the dog down to draw water,
and when its very presence kept the grazing lands from it.
بِكُلِّ الحِجازِ قَد ضَرَبنا كَتيبَةً
تُجاوِلُنا عَن أَرضِها وَنُجيلُها
Throughout the Hijaz, we struck a war-band
that fought us in defense of its land and date-palms.
Sol 5.6