أَرى العَرَبَ التاثَت عَوائِدُ فَضلِها

أَرى العَرَبَ التاثَت عَوائِدُ فَضلِها

فَمُستَبطَأٌ في حاجَتي وَلَئيمُ

فَمُستَبطَأٌ في حاجَتي وَلَئيمُ

I see the Arabs’ generous ways have gone awry:

I see the Arabs have lost the virtues they were known for

So one is slow to meet my need, and another miserly.

I am left waiting desperately for what I need, feeling wretched,

فَما نَصَرَتني الأَزدُ مَرجُوَّ نَصرِها

فَما نَصَرَتني الأَزدُ مَرجُوَّ نَصرِها

وَلا رَجَعَت حَقّي إِلَيَّ تَميمُ

وَلا رَجَعَت حَقّي إِلَيَّ تَميمُ

For the Azd did not give me the help I had hoped for,

Azd, from whom I hoped for aid, gave me no support,

Nor did Tamim restore my due to me.

Nor did Tamim restore to me what was rightfully mine.