لَقَد كانَ قَيسٌ في اللِئامِ مُرَدِّداً

عُصارَةَ فَرخٍ مَعدِنِ اللُؤمِ ماكِدِ

Qais was truly immersed in vileness

The essence of a fledgling from the mine of cowardice, a plotter

وِلادَةُ سوءٍ مِن سُمَيَّةَ إِنَّها

أُمَيَّةُ سوءٍ مَجدُها غَيرُ تالِدِ

An evil birth from a poisonous mother

Umayya of evil, whose glory is never lasting

سِفاحاً جِهاراً مِن أُحَيمَقِ مِنهُمُ

فَقَد سَبَقَتهُم في جَميعِ المَشاهِدِ

Brazenly committing adultery indiscreetly due to his stupidity

Thus he surpassed them in every disgraceful act

فَجاءَت بِقَيسٍ أَلأَمِ الناسِ مَحتِداً

إِذا ذُكِرَت يَوماً لِئامُ المَحاتِدِ

So she brought forth Qais, the most vicious of all vicious men

Whenever the disgrace of the disgraced is recalled one day