ألا يا عُبيد الله ما زلتَ مُولعاً

ألا يا عُبيد الله ما زلتَ مُولعاً

ببكر لها تهدي اللَّغَا والتهدُّدا

ببكر لها تهدي اللَّغَا والتهدُّدا

Ah, Ubayd Allah, you have never ceased to be obsessed

Alas! O slave of God are you still infatuated

With Bakr, offering her idle talk and threats.

With a young maiden who gives you only threats and rejection?

كأن حُماة الحيّ من بكر بن وائل

كأن حُماة الحيّ من بكر بن وائل

بذي الرَّمث أُسدٌ قد تَبَوِّأنَ غَرقدا

بذي الرَّمث أُسدٌ قد تَبَوِّأنَ غَرقدا

The clan's defenders, from Bakr ibn Wa'il, seem

As if the protectors of the living from Bakr bin Wa'il

At Dhu al-Ramth like lions settled among thorn trees.

In Dhi Al-Rumath were lions that took up residence.

وكنت سفيها قد تعودت عادةً

وكنت سفيها قد تعودت عادةً

وكل امرئ جارٍ على ما تعوَّدا

وكل امرئ جارٍ على ما تعوَّدا

And you were foolish, accustomed to a habit,

You were foolish, accustomed to a habit,

And every man follows what he has grown accustomed to.

And each man persists in what he is accustomed to.

فأصبحت مسلوباً على شرِّ آلةٍ

فأصبحت مسلوباً على شرِّ آلةٍ

صَريعَ قنا وسط العجاجةِ مُفْردَا

صَريعَ قنا وسط العجاجةِ مُفْردَا

So you became despoiled, in the worst condition,

So you have been stripped at the worst possible time,

Felled by spears, alone amid the battle dust.

Lying slain alone amidst the sand grouse.

تَشُقُّ عليك الجيب ابنة هانئٍ

تَشُقُّ عليك الجيب ابنة هانئٍ

مُسليَةً تُبدي الشَّجا والتلُّددا

مُسليَةً تُبدي الشَّجا والتلُّددا

Hani's daughter tears her neckline in mourning for you,

The daughter of Han'i grieves you,

Seeking solace, showing sorrow and agitation.

Mocking and showing you only hostility and rejection.

وكانت ترى ذا الأمر قبل عيانه

وكانت ترى ذا الأمر قبل عيانه

ولكن أمر الله أهدى لك الرّدى

ولكن أمر الله أهدى لك الرّدى

She had foreseen this before witnessing it,

She saw the matter before it happened,

But God's decree bestowed death upon you.

But the will of God guided you to return.

وقالت عبيد الله لأتأت وائلاً

وقالت عبيد الله لأتأت وائلاً

فَقُلتُ لها لا تعجَلي وانظري غدا

فَقُلتُ لها لا تعجَلي وانظري غدا

She said, 'Ubayd Allah, you have held Wa'il back.'

And Obaidullah said to me, don't rush

So I said to her, 'Do not hurry; look tomorrow.'

And wait until tomorrow comes.

فقد جاء ما منَّيتَها فَتَسَلَّبت

فقد جاء ما منَّيتَها فَتَسَلَّبت

عليك وأمسى الجيب منها مُقَدّدا

عليك وأمسى الجيب منها مُقَدّدا

For what you promised her has come, and she has donned mourning clothes

What you wished for has come about and she slipped away

For you, and her neckline has become torn to shreds.

Leaving your pocket empty and torn.

حباط أخو الهيجا حُرَيُث بنُ جابرٍ

حباط أخو الهيجا حُرَيُث بنُ جابرٍ

بَجيّاشةٍ تحكي الهدير المُنَدَّدا

بَجيّاشةٍ تحكي الهدير المُنَدَّدا

[Opening word unclear]—Hurayth ibn Jabir, brother of battle—

Failed is the brother of Al-Hujaa, Hurayth bin Jabir

With a gushing wound that echoes a prolonged roar.

With a musical instrument that plays only noisy tunes.