1. I warned Ziyad while we conversed
And reminded him of kinship's worth and esteem

2. But when he called me I did not respond
For I feared a resolute man's rage extreme

3. When he called again I was not helpless
Nor a coward before any sly and mean

4. For when I saw he would not desist
I reached out my palm with a club well-hewn

5. And when I saw that I had killed him
I regretted it, what a time to rue!