أَقولُ لَبَّيكَ وَلَم تُنادِ

ما أَوقَعَ المَوتَ عَلى الجَوادِ

I hear your call though you do not call me

Nor has death befallen the steadfast horse

ما كُنتَ إِلّا حَيَّةً بِوادِ

وَأَسَداً عَلى العَدُوِّ عادِ

You were but a serpent in the valley

And a lion against the hostile foe

وَرُبَّ جارٍ لي مِنَ الأَعادي

أَقامَ بَعدَ ذِلَّةٍ عِمادي

Many a neighbor of mine from among the enemies

Stood as my pillar after humiliation

كَأَنَّهُ في الكُرَبِ الشِدادِ

جارُ الحُذاقيِّ أَبي دُوادِ

As though in most dire straits

The neighbor of Hudhali, my father Dauad