عَرانينَ مِن عَبدِ بنِ غُنمٍ أَبوهُمُ

هِجانٌ فَسامى في الهِجانِ وَأَنجَبا

Noble lords of Abd bin Ghunm, their sire of purebred stock, who rose in rank and noble sons begot.

The knights of Sulla on the day of Sulla and Sajir, and the rider of Mayyas when he donned his gear.

فَوارِسُ سِلّى يَومَ سِلّى وَساجِرٍ

وَفارِسُ مَيّاسٍ إِذا ما تَلَبَّبا

They rescued a clan of Numayr bin 'Amir, captives subjected to shame, to slaughter and flight.

I never saw a day more rife with raids, nor a sun whose tethering ropes refused to sever.

تَدارَكنَ حَيّاً مِن نُمَيرِ بنِ عامِرٍ

أُسارى تُسامُ الذُلَّ قَتلاً وَمَحرَبا

فَلَم أَرَ يَوماً كانَ أَكثَرَ غارَةً

وَشَمساً أَبَت أَطنابُها أَن تَقَضَّبا