صَدِّقهُ إِن قالَ وَهُوَ مُحتَفِلٌ

صَدِّقهُ إِن قالَ وَهُوَ مُحتَفِلٌ

إِنِّيَ مِن تَغلِبٍ فَما كَذَبا

إِنِّيَ مِن تَغلِبٍ فَما كَذَبا

Believe him if he says, in earnest,

Believe him if he speaks while being cheerful,

“I am of Taghlib”—for he has not lied.

I am from Taghlib, so I do not lie,

مَن ذا يُناويهِ في مَناسِبِهِ

مَن ذا يُناويهِ في مَناسِبِهِ

فَما اِستُ كَلبٍ يَرضى بِذا نَسَبا

فَما اِستُ كَلبٍ يَرضى بِذا نَسَبا

Who would rival him in his ancestry?

Who can match him in his character?

For not even a dog's anus would accept this as its pedigree.

I am not a dog content with this lineage.