أَلا أَبلِغ لَدَيكَ أَبا حُرَيثٍ

وَعاقِبَةُ المَلامَةِ لِلمُليمِ

Shall I not convey to you, O father of Hurayth,

That the consequence of blame is for the blamer,

فَكَيفَ تَرى مُعاقَبَتي وَسَعيِي

بِأَذوادِ القَصيمَةِ وَالقَصيمِ

So how do you see that I should be punished and strived against

With the handiworks of Qasim and Qasim,

فَنِمتُ اللَيلَ إِذ أَوقَعتُ فيكُم

قَبائِلِ عامِرٍ وَبَني تَميمِ

I slept the night when I inflicted you

The tribes of ‘Amir and the clan of Tamim,

وَساغَ لي الشَرابُ وَكُنتُ قَبلاً

أَكادُ أَغُصُّ بِالماءِ الحَميمِ

And drinking was pleasant for me when before

I would almost choke on hot water.