1. After Mubashshir and Abu ‘Ubayd,

    and Ma‘yuf of noble virtues and lofty deeds,

  2. and after the father of Abu al-‘Attaf, can I hope

    for time’s faithfulness or the nights’ pledge?

  3. The elders of Banu ‘Ubayd left me

    to a dwelling devoid of peers.

  4. I inherited their swords, and they departed as noble men;

    and what use are swords without men?

Sol 6.1