1. لَو أَنَّ حَدراءَ تَجزيني كَما زَعَمَت

    أَن سَوفَ تَفعَلُ مِن بَذلٍ وَإِكرامِ

    If Hadra were to reward me as she claimed

    she would, with generosity and honor,

  2. لَكُنتُ أَطوَعُ مِن ذي حَلقَةٍ جُعِلَت

    في الأَنفِ ذَلَّ بِتَقوادٍ وَتَرسامِ

    I would be more obedient than one with a ring set

    in its nose, subdued by being led and made to trot.

  3. عَقيلَةٌ مِن بَني شَيبانَ تَرفَعُها

    دَعائِمُ لِلعُلى مِن آلِ هَمّامِ

    A noblewoman of Banu Shayban, raised high

    by pillars of glory from the house of Hammam,

  4. مِن آلِ مُرَّةَ بَينَ المُستَضاءِ بِهِم

    مِن بَينِ صيدٍ مَصاليتٍ وَأَحكامِ

    from the house of Murra, among those whose light is sought,

    from among proud, valiant lords and wise judges.

  5. بَينَ الأَحاوِصِ مِن كَلبٍ مُرَكَّبُها

    وَبَينَ قَيسِ اِبنِ مَسعودٍ وَبِسطامِ

    Her ancestry unites the Ahawis of Kalb

    with Qays son of Masud and Bistam.