1. He remembered my pasture when he saw me
Turning the hill like a crescent moon

2. And he surrendered his wedding night when we met
And was certain that we were the brave heroes

3. So if he recovers, I have not breathed on him
And if he dies, I do not care

4. And Ma’add knew that my sword
Is tough whenever it is called to war

5. I sharpen it every day
And redden it with the blood of men

6. Zayd wished for more of Zayd, so he met
A brother to trust when destinies differ

7. Like Munayyah Jabir when he said: If only
I would meet him and gain some of his money

8. We met but did not pour evenly
Rather he fell from a state to a state

9. And were it not for his saying: O Zayd, stop!
Nuwayrah would have led to consequences

10. I shook his clothes when we met
With repeated thrusts like rings

11. And the knight of Raq’a reluctantly dismounted
To one whose youth converses with polishing

12. I bring the tethered horses closer, I
See a war that will ignite from rage

13. I straighten it with a sword when we contend
And prefer it over all the household

14. And it has reached the evenness of all glory
By itself when the swords glisten white