أَلا مَن مُبلِغٌ عَنّي خُزَيماً

أَلا مَن مُبلِغٌ عَنّي خُزَيماً

وَزَبّانِ الَّذي لَم يَرعَ صِهري

وَزَبّانِ الَّذي لَم يَرعَ صِهري

Ah, who will carry word from me to Khuzaym

Alas! Who will convey on my behalf to Khizaymah,

And Zabban, who did not honor my ties of marriage?

And to the wayward one who did not guard my in-law kinship;

فَإِيّاكُم وَعوراً دامِياتٍ

فَإِيّاكُم وَعوراً دامِياتٍ

كَأَنَّ صِلائَهُنَّ صِلاءُ جَمرِ

كَأَنَّ صِلائَهُنَّ صِلاءُ جَمرِ

So beware of scurrilous, blood-drawing verses,

So beware the mischief of backbiting women

As though their scorching heat were the heat of embers.

Whose prayers are like the sparks of glowing embers.

فَإِنّي قَد أَتاني ما صَنَعتُم

فَإِنّي قَد أَتاني ما صَنَعتُم

وَما وَشَّحتُمُ مِن شِعرِ بَدرِ

وَما وَشَّحتُمُ مِن شِعرِ بَدرِ

For what you did has indeed reached me,

For verily I have received what you have done,

And what you embellished from Badr’s verse.

And how little esteem you had from the full moon poetry.

فَلَم يَكُ نَولُكُم أَن تُشقِذوني

فَلَم يَكُ نَولُكُم أَن تُشقِذوني

وَدوني عازِبٌ وَبِلادُ حَجرِ

وَدوني عازِبٌ وَبِلادُ حَجرِ

It was not fitting for you to spurn me,

So it was not up to you to rescue me,

With Azib and the lands of Hajr between us.

Though single I am, in a land of stones.

فَإِنَّ جَوابَها في كُلِّ يَومٍ

فَإِنَّ جَوابَها في كُلِّ يَومٍ

أَلَمَّ بِأَنفُسٍ مِنكُم وَوَفرِ

أَلَمَّ بِأَنفُسٍ مِنكُم وَوَفرِ

For the reply to that verse, day after day,

For its answer comes every day,

Has struck at lives among you, and at wealth.

Afflicting souls among you and widespread.

وَمَن يَتَرَبَّصِ الحَدَثانِ تَنزِل

وَمَن يَتَرَبَّصِ الحَدَثانِ تَنزِل

بِمَولاهُ عَوانٌ غَيرُ بِكرِ

بِمَولاهُ عَوانٌ غَيرُ بِكرِ

And whoever awaits fortune’s turns—there descends

And whoever waits for news,

Upon his ally a seasoned war, no maiden.

His Master sends him support without early merit.