أَحَقاً بني أبناء سَلمَى بن جَندلٍ

وعيدُكُمُ إيايَ وَسطَ المجالسِ

Are the sons of Salma son of Jandal truly

Threatening me among all the assemblies?

فهلا جَعلتم نحوهُ من وَعيدكم

على رهط قعقاعٍ ورهط ابن حابسِ

Why do you not make such threats against

The clan of Qa’qa and the clan of Ibn Habis?

هُمُ منعوا منكم تراثَ أبيكم

فصار التراثُ للكرام الأكايسِ

They have denied you the inheritance of your father,

So the inheritance has gone to the generous nobles.

هُمُ أوردوكم ضَفّةِ البحرِ طامياً

وهُم تركوكم بين خازٍ وناكسِ

They have led you to the shore of the sea, athirst,

And they have left you between one who is unlucky and one who is unfortunate.