| And when the coward tries to prevent you on a frightful day — fearing for you the outnumbering crowd | And her shin resembling that of an ostrich and her hair resembling a peppercorn seed |
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| And choose for yourself a rank, you will be lofty in or die honourably under the shade of the Qustal tree | Rather quench me with a cup of coloncynth with honour |
For verily I caused calamity for Bani Hurayqa when I stabbed the best of the best.
| And when your tested with an oppressor then become a oppressor — and when you meet an ignorant, then get ignorant | A black Arabian man born to an Ethiopian slave woman, he rose up the status hierarchy and became the leader of his people the Banu 'Abs |
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| If your content amongst the slaves then my aspirations are above the skies | Life being humiliated is like Hell and Hell while honoured is a better place |
Even if the knights of the Abs tribe disregard my lineage then the teeth of my spear and sword will vouch for me.