وَلَولا بَنو سَعدِ اِبنِ ضَبَّةَ أَصبَحَت
بَنو جارِمٍ مِنّي عَلى ظَهرِ أَجزَلِ
Were it not for the sons of Saʿd ibn Ḍabba, by morning
the sons of Jārim, through me, would be astride a stouter back.
بَني جارِمٍ كُفّوا عِنانَ حِمارِكُم
وَلا تَبعَثوهُ في الضَلالِ المُضَلَّلِ
O sons of Jārim, rein in your donkey,
and do not send him forth into bewildering error.
لَقَد كُنتُ عَن شَتمِ العَشيرَةِ مُحرِماً
وَلَكِن مَتى تَستَعجِلِ الشَرَّيَعجِلِ
Indeed, I had held myself back from reviling the clan,
but whenever you hasten evil on, it is hastened upon you.
Sol 5.6