فَمَن يَكُ سائِلاً عَنّي فَإِنّي

وَجِروَةَ لا تَرودُ وَلا تُعارُ

So whoever asks about me, I am

A rock that does not recoil or shy away

مُقَرَّبَةَ الشِتاءِ وَلا تَراها

وَراءَ الحَيِّ يَتبَعُها المِهارُ

Brought near in winter, though it's not seen

Behind the living, the skilled pursues it

لَها بِالصَيفِ أَصبِرَةٌ وَجِلٌّ

وَنيبٌ مِن كَرائِمِها غِزارُ

In summer it has patience and dignity

With ample generosity flowing from it

أَلا أَبلِغ بَني العُشَراءِ عَنّي

عَلانِيَةً فَقَد ذَهَبَ السِرارُ

Let me convey to the clan of Ushara about me

Openly, for secrecy has vanished

قَتَلتُ سَراتَكُم وَخَسَلتُ مِنكُم

خَسيلاً مِثلَ ما خُسِلَ الوِبارُ

I have killed your elite and taken from you

A plunder like what the camel raid plundered

وَلَم نَقتُلكُمُ سِرّاً وَلَكِن

عَلانِيَةً وَقَد سَطَعَ الغُبارُ

We did not kill you secretly but

Openly with dust swirling in the air

فَلَم يَكُ حَقُّكُم أَن تَشتُمونا

بَني العُشَراءِ إِذ جَدَّ الفَخارُ

You had no right to insult us

O clan of Ushara, when spears became serious