1. لَو بِأَبي جامِعٍ عَرَّضتُ حاجَتَنا

    أَنجَحتُ أَو بِبَني العَوجاءِ مِن قَطَنِ

    Had I hinted at our need to Abū Jāmiʿ,

    I would have succeeded—or by appealing to al-ʿAwjāʾ’s sons of Qaṭan.

  2. بَنو قُبَيصَةَ لا تَخفى مَكارِمُهُم

    مِن دونِ أَعراضِهِم أَموالُهُم جُنَنُ

    The sons of Qubayṣa—their noble deeds are no secret;

    Their riches are shields defending their honor.