حَباني إِذ جَهِلتُ بَنو زُهَيرٍ

حَباني إِذ جَهِلتُ بَنو زُهَيرٍ

بِموضِحَةٍ تَشُنُّ عَلى الجَبينِ

بِموضِحَةٍ تَشُنُّ عَلى الجَبينِ

When I acted foolishly, the sons of Zuhayr gifted me

The clan of Zuhair treated me in ignorance

with a bone-baring wound that gushes over my brow.

With a sword that split open my forehead