حِينَ تَخْتَلِفُ العَوَالي

حِينَ تَخْتَلِفُ العَوَالي

ومَا بِي إِنْ مَدَحْتُهُمُ ابْتِهَارُ

ومَا بِي إِنْ مَدَحْتُهُمُ ابْتِهَارُ

When the spearheads cross,

When the summits differ

and if I praise them, there is no false boasting in me.

And I have no interest if I praise them

وقَدْ ضَمَزَتْ بِجِرَّتِها سُلَيْمٌ

وقَدْ ضَمَزَتْ بِجِرَّتِها سُلَيْمٌ

مَخَافَتَنَا كَمَا ضَمَزَ الحِمَارُ

مَخَافَتَنَا كَمَا ضَمَزَ الحِمَارُ

And Sulaym has fallen silent, its cud held back,

And Suleym squeezed his robe

for fear of us, as the donkey falls silent.

Fearing us as the donkey squeezed