1. Abu Mundhir, you examined matters and questioned them
Like a hard bargainer carefully weighing options.

2. Yet no man of wisdom did you test his views
Against your best judgment, the wisdom of beasts.

3. Without your leadership Iraq would not exist
Nor would the Persian kings have bowed in defeat,

4. None since you would have made the pilgrim's hajj
Or dwelt in the valley after the seasons changed.

5. Between San and Jazza how many you left dead,
Mighty lord who felled the stoutest warriors.

6. In the land of Juzjan I left lions to visit them,
Hyenas and crows to feast on fallen heroes.

7. The swords of Zuwaqa among them cut a path
Where destitute souls still lament their fate.

8. Some flee while others owe us a blood debt,
Captives who suffer at the hands of executioners.

9. To save you, Tamim and Amir have sacrificed lives,
As well as Mudar's ruddy clans in the thick of battle.

10. They roused the anger of the Khan against us till
His hordes hoped to make our wealth their spoils.