أَلا أَبلِغ بَني الدِيانِ عَنّي

مُغَلغَلَةً وَرَهطَ بَني قَنانِ

May I convey to the tribes of Dian from me

Fettered and the clan of Qanan as well

وَأَبلِغ كُلَّ مُنتَخَبٍ هَواءٍ

رَحيبِ الجَوفِ مِن عَبدِ المَدانِ

And convey to every proud, vain soul

Of spacious bosom from the slave of Madan

مَيامِسُ غَزَّةٍ وَرِماحُ غابٍ

خِفافٌ لا تَقومُ بِها اليَدانِ

Swords of Ghazza and lances of warriors

Agile, which no hands can withstand

تَفاقَدتُم عَلى ما هَجَوتُموني

وَلَم أَظلِم وَلَم أُخلَس بَياني

You blamed me for what you envied of me

Yet I was not unjust, nor failed in my troth