تَغَنّى جَريرُ بنُ المَراغَةِ ظالِماً

لِتَيمٍ فَلاقى التَيمَ مُرّاً عِقابُها

Jareer ibn Al-Muraqqah wronged the tribe of Taym

So Taym met out bitter punishment upon him

وَتَيمٌ مَكانَ النَجمِ لا يَستَطيعُها

إِذا زَخَرَت يَوماً إِلَيها رَبابِها

And Taym is a place no stars can reach

When its maidens assemble with their tambourines

وَفيها بَنو الحَربِ الَّتي يُتَّقى بِها

وَغاها إِذا ما الحَربُ جاشَت شِعابُها

It is home to the warriors who are feared in war

When the din of battle bursts forth from its ravines

وَإِنّي لَقاضٍ بَينَ تَيمٍ فَعادِلٌ

وَبَينَ كُلَيبٍ حينَ هَرَّت كِلابُها

Truly I stand equal between Taym and Kulayb

When its hounds poured forth

كُلَيبٌ لِئامٌ ما تُغَيِّرُ سَوءَةً

وَتَيمٌ عَلى الأَعداءِ غُلبٌ رِقابُها

Kulayb are miserable folk who never change their evil ways

While Taym's enemies are necks broken under their swords

فَهَل تُنجِيَنّي عِندَ تَيمٌ بَراءَتي

وَإِنّي عَلى أَحسابُ قَومي أَهابُها

Will Taym's innocence regarding me be made clear

When I fear for the lives of my tribesmen?

وَلَولا الَّذي لَم يَترُكِ الجِدُّ لَم أَدَع

كُلَيباً لِتَيمٍ حينَ عَبَّ عُبابُها

Had I not been true, I'd not have left

Kulayb to Taym when its horses charged