1. When the two eagles soared, the lesser birds scattered in fear,
And the summit of the mountain was the most rugged summit.

2. And if the Pleiades appear at dawn, they direct
Their orientation towards the Southern Cross.

3. If the turns of fate made people walk
On the brink, I would count none but the bold.

4. And the steeds of a people driven by their horsemen
Never gained glory in battle and combat.

5. Bodies lay still, then in the morning they rose
Like crops, sprouting and growing.

6. The days and nights of time left no thrones
Of glory, all were leveled.

7. And with blows and stabs they did not prevent what fate
Brought, without coats of mail or shields to protect them.

8. The nomads of Mudhij spoke in Persian accents
And the Persians spoke in Arabic tongue.

9. For the bold lions, their tearing apart
Were carcasses, whether lion or noble steed.

10. Oh mother of Dafar, may you never be safe from me,
My blows and stabs upon you are ceaseless.

11. Do you want bias from me in speech?
What harm that I was loyal in judgement?

12. These nights take us as though they were
Ships on a sea with no harbors.