يا قَيسُ أَرسِل أَسيراً مِن بَني جُشَمٍ

إِنّي بِكُلِّ الَّذي تَأتي بِهِ جازي

O Qays, release a captive of Banu Jusham.

I shall repay you for everything you do.

لا تَأَمَنِ الدَهرَ أَن تَشجي بِغُصَّتِهِ

فَاِختَر لِنَفسِكَ إِحمادي وَإِعزازي

Do not trust Fortune, lest its choking morsel lodge in your throat.

So choose for yourself my praise of you and the honor I will show you.

فَاِفكُك أَخا مِنقَرٍ عَنهُ وَقُل حَسَناً

فيما سُئِلتَ وَعَقِّبهُ بِإِنجازِ

Then ransom a man of Minqar in exchange for him, and speak graciously

about what you have been asked, and follow that with fulfillment.