وَلَقَد غَضِبتُ لِخندِفٍ وَلِقَيسِها

لَمّا وَنى عَن نَصرِها خُذّالُها

I was angry for Khindif and his Qais

When he shirked from helping her, her coward

دافَعتُ عَن أَعراضِها فَمَنَعتُها

وَلَدَيَّ في أَمثالِها أَمثالُها

I defended her honor and prevented it

And for the likes of her I have the likes of them

إِنّي اِمرِؤٌ أَسِمُ القَصائِدَ لِلعِدى

إِنَّ القَصائِدَ شَرُّها أَغفالُها

I am a man who names poems for enemies

Indeed, the worst of poems are those that neglect them

قَومي بَنو الحَربِ العَوانِ بِجَمعِهِم

وَالمَشرَفِيَّةُ وَالقَنا إِشعالُها

My people, the tribe of war and help with their gathering

And Mashrafiya and Qana set them ablaze

مازالَ مَعروفاً لمُرَّةَ في الوَغى

عَلُّ القَنا وَعَلَيهِمُ إِنهالُها

Ma'rouf has always been known in battle

Qana ascendant and descending upon them

مِن عَهدِ عادٍ كانَ مَعروفاً لَنا

أَسرُ المُلوكِ وَقَتلُها وَقِتالُها

Since the era of Aad it's been known to us

Imprisoning kings, killing them and fighting them