عَجِبتُ لِأَقوامٍ تَميمٌ أَبوهُمُ

وَهُم في بَني سَعدٍ عِراضُ المَبارِكِ

I'm amazed by people whose father is Tameem

Yet they are among the blessed prosperous Bani Sa'd

وَكانوا سَراةَ الحَيِّ قَبلَ مَسيرِهِم

مَعَ الأُسدِ مُصفَرّاً لِحاها وَمالِكِ

They used to be the horsemen of the living before their migration

With the lion having yellowed fangs and claws

وَنَحنُ نَفَينا مالِكاً عَن بِلادِنا

وَنَحنُ فَقَأنا عَينَهُ بِالنَيازِكِ

While we drove Maalik away from our lands

And we gauged his eye out with our spearheads

فَما ظَنُّكُم بِاِبنِ الحَوارِيِّ مُصعَبٍ

إِذا اِفتَرَّ عَن أَنيابِهِ غَيرَ ضاحِكِ

What do you think of the son of Al-Hawareeth, Mus'ab

When he bares his teeth with a grin other than laughter

أَبا حاضِرٍ إِن يَحضِرِ البَأسُ تَلقَني

عَلى سابِحٍ إِبزيمُهُ بِالسَنابِكِ

Abu Haathir, if calamity occurs, you'll find me

Mounted on a swimming camel with reins made of palm branches