1. هَلّا سَأَلتَ بَني عَيلانَ كُلَّهُمُ

    عِندَ السِنينَ إِذا ما هَبَّتِ الريحُ

    Why did you not ask all the sons of ʿAylān,

    In the famine years, when the wind blew?

  2. قَد حانَ قِدحُ عِيالِ الحَيِّ إِذ شَبِعوا

    وَآخَرٌ لِذَوي الجِيرانِ مَمنوحُ

    The clan's dependants drew a winning lot and ate their fill,

    And another is bestowed on the neighboring folk.