1. طَرَقنا شِفاءً وَهوَ يَكعَمُ كَلبَهُ

    عَلى الداعِرِيّاتِ العِتاقِ العَياهِمِ

    We came to Shifāʾ by night as he was muzzling his dog,

    Upon the purebred, powerful Dāʿirī she-camels.

  2. فَعُجنا المَطايا عَن شَقائِقِ قَوبَعٍ

    وَأَنّى مَنافٌ مِن تَناوُلِ دارِمِ

    So we turned our mounts away from the sandy tracts of Qawbaʿ.

    And how far Manāf is from reaching Dārim!

  3. تَغَلغَلَ يَبغي والِداً يَعتَزي بِهِ

    فَقَصَّرَ عَن باعِ العُلى وَالمَكارِمِ

    He delved deep, seeking a father through whom to claim descent,

    But he fell short of the reach of glory and noble deeds.