Ode CII: Ye Sons of Manulah ! in

Ye Sons of Manulah ! in sooth I obeyed your chiefs, hoping that there might be a way to avoid war with friends ;

And the Sons of Umayyah — all of them would be leaders and captains, and the Sons of Kiyah the same, when a matter is debated in council.

Go thy way ! Verily companies of the House of Murrah dwelling in the Hijaz shall surely defend their herds of camels —

Groups of men whom they have settled there in the spacious plain, as though they were princes ruling between Manbij and al-Kathib.

And when I move in reply to a cry for help, there gallops with my weapons a stout mare, short-haired, high in the withers, taking short steps [through sprightliness],

Beautiful of shape, one that gallops hard when I push her on, very speedy when her girth is wet with sweat, an excellent canterer :

I have made her ready against the Sons of al-Laqitah : she carries my spear, and a keen sword, and a small coat of mail,

And a man experienced in distressful cases, who does not flinch when tribes meet tribes in conflict.