مالِكِ أُمُّ فَتدعى لَها

وَلا أَنتَ ذو والِدٍ يعرفُ

A mother of Malik is called for him

While you do not have a known father

أَرى الطَير تخبِرُني أَنَّني

جُحَيشٌ وَأَنَّ أَبي حُرشُفُ

I see the birds telling me that I am

Juhaish and my father is Hurshuf

يَقولُ غرابٌ غَدا سانِحاً

وَشاهِدُهُ جاهِداً يَحلِفُ

A raven says tomorrow honestly

And its witness swears strongly

بِأَنّي لِهَمدانَ في غُرِّها

وَما أَنا جافٍ وَلا أَهيفُ

That I am for Hamdan in its caves

While I am neither dry nor weak

وَلَكِنَّني مِن كِرامِ الرِجالِ

إِذا ذُكِرَ السَيِّدُ الأَشرَفُ

But I am of the generous men

When the supreme master is mentioned