أَبني أَبي سَعدٍ وَأَنتُم أُخوَةٌ

وَعِتابُ بَعد اليَومِ شَيءٌ أَفقَم

O sons of my father Sa'd, though you are my brothers

Reproach after today is a bitter thing

هَلّا بِخَيرِكُم كَفَفتُم شَرَّكُم

عَني وَلَم يَهتَك لَكُم بي مَحرَمُ

Why did you not restrain your evil with your good

And not violate what is sacred to me

هَلّا خَشَيتُم أَن أُصادِفَ مِثلَها

مِنكُم فَتَترككم كَمَن لا يَعلَمُ

Why did you not fear that I would return the same

Upon you and then abandon you like one who knows not

مَلأوا مِن الأَقطانَتَينِ رَكِيَّةً

مِنّا وَآبوا سالِمين وَغُنِّمُوا

They filled from the two encampments a camel litter

With booty and returned safe while they profited

قَتَلوا تَعَنِّيَهً بِظَنَّةِ واحِدٍ

تِلكَ المُعَطُِّ مِن أسِرَّتِها الدَمُ

They killed Ta'niyah on the basis of a single suspicion

That spilled blood comes from her family

فيدى لَكُم رَهنٌ بِيَومٍ مُفسِد

وَبِوَقعَةٍ فيها عِقابٌ صيلَمُ

So a pledge is owed you for a day of mischief

And for an incident in which severe punishment is due