1. The God watered the valleys' slopes
And filled each winding ravine that flowed
١. أَسْقَى الإِلَهُ عُدَواتِ الوَادِي
وَجَوْفَهُ كُلَّ مُلِثٍّ غادِي
2. Every dark fate that befell was but
A loosening of the tent ropes
٢. كُل أَجشَّ حالِك السَوادِ
ما كانَ إِلَّا طَلَقَ الأهْمادِ
3. And we attacked with the noblest horses
Upon the riding camels of the Banu Ziyad
٣. وَكَرَّنا بِالأَغْرُبِ الجِيادِ
عَلَى رَكِيَّاتِ بَنِي زيادِ
4. Until they were cut off from those who came to water
As the wind is cut off, and almost fades
٤. حَتَّى تَحاجَزْنَ عَنِ الرُوّادِ
تَحاجُزَ الرِيِّ وَلَمْ تَكادِ