ما كَثُرَت بَنو أَسَدٍ فَتُخشى

لِكَثرَتِها وَلا طابَ القَليلُ

The crowds of Banu Asad do not inspire fear,

Though plentiful, and scant tribes are desirable.

قُبَيِّلَةٌ تَذَبذَبُ في مَعَدٍّ

أُنوفُهُمُ أَذَلُّ مِنَ السَبيلِ

A worthless tribe plodding in empty pursuit -

Their noses more abject than a mustache.

تَمَنّى أَن تَكونَ إِلى قُرَيشٍ

شَبيهَ البَغلِ شَبَّهَ بِالصَهيلِ

I wish that the relation of Quraysh,

To them were that of the mule to the neigh of a stallion.