إِنِّي امْرُؤٌ مِنْ خَيْرِ عَبْسٍ مَنْصِبًا
شَطْرِي وَأَحْمِي سَائِرِي بِالْمُنْصُلِ
I am a man of the best of Abs by lineage on one side
And I protect the other half with my sword
المصدر · Source: Mu'allaqa. Trans. A.J. Arberry
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