سيروا فَرُبَّ مُسَبِّحينَ وَقائِلٍ

هَذا شَقاً لِبَني رَبيعَةَ باقي

Journey on, though many a praiser cry

"This is misery for Banu Rabia's scions!"

أَبَني رَبيعَةَ إِنَّما أَزرى بِكُم

نَكَدُ الجُدودِ وَدِقَّةُ الأَخلاقِ

O scions of Rabia, I but grieve for you

Harsh nature and refined sensibilities

يَمشي هُبَيرَةُ بَعدَ مَقتَلِ شَيخِهِ

مَشيَ المُراسِلِ أُذِنَت بِطَلاقِ

Hubaira walks after his shaikh was killed

A walker with permission for divorce

ماذا أَرَدتَ إِلَيَّ حينَ تَسَعَّرَت

ناري وَشَمَّرَ مِئزَري عَن ساقي

What did you want of me when you flared up

My fire, and bared my leg up to the thigh?

إِنَّ القِرافَ بِمِنخَرَيكَ لَبَيِّنٌ

وَسَوادِ وَجهِكَ يا اِبنَ أُمِّ عِفاقِ

By your nostrils' slit, the brand is clear enough,

By your black face, O son of Umm Ifaq!