قُل لِمَن سادَ ثُمَّ سادَ أَبوهُ

قَبلَهُ ثُمَّ قَبلَ ذَلِكَ جَدُّه

Tell the one who ruled, then his father ruled before him

Say to the one who ruled, just as his father ruled

Then before that, his grandfather ruled

Before him, and before that, his grandsire too,

وَأَبو جَدِّهِ فَسادَ إِلى أَن

يَتَلاقى نِزارُهُ وَمَعَدَّه

And his grandfather's father ruled, going back

And his great-grandfather, holding sway until

Until his lineage meets with Ma'add's

His lineage met with Nizar and Ma'add,

ثُمَّ آبائُهُ إِلى المُبتَدى مِن

آدَمَ لا أَبٌ وَأُمٌّ تَعُدَّه

Then his forefathers back to the first one, from

Then his forefathers, back to the very start,

Adam - no father or mother counts for him

To Adam—whom no father claims nor mother bore.

يا اِبنَ بُحبوحَةِ البِطاحِ عُبَيدَ ال

لاهِ غَوثاً مِن مُستَغيثٍ يَوَدَّه

O son of Buhabbah's pasturelands, slave of no god

O son of the Valley's heart, Ubaid Al-

Seeking help from one pleading - he wants it

-lah! Grant succor to a supplicant who loves you.

فَاِهتَبِل عِندِيَ النَصيحَةَ وَاِذخَر

ني لِقَولٍ أُجيدُهُ وَأُجِدُّه

So take my advice here and treasure

So seize this counsel from me, and keep me in store

Me for words I excel at and take pride in

For poetry I craft with mastery and fresh intent;

وَاِستَزِدني إِلى مَكارِمِكَ الغُر

رِ وَمَجدٍ إِلَيكَ خَيَّمَ مَجدُه

And ask me for more of your noble virtues

And ask me to extol your virtues, the shi-

And glory that raised its glory to you

-ning, and a glory that has pitched its tent with you.

عَبدَرِيٌّ إِذا اِنتَمى أَبطَحِيٌّ

تالِدٌ نَسجُهُ عَتيقٌ فِرِندُه

An Abdarite, when attributed to Buhabbah

An 'Abdari by descent, of Mecca's sacred ground,

Ancient lineage, its warp and weft apparent

Ancient his fabric, noble the lustre of his blade.