1. We brought the horses from Ajaa and Salma
Panting heavily, while the wolves howled

2. We brought every cross-eyed one
And every unruly like the swooping eagle

3. We tied them to the girth with their forelegs
Deaf, hard-hoofed, bleary-eyed

4. They were hit at Amrah and came out
Like rain dripping through the clouds

5. They were between a fettered captive
And one rubbing his smile in the dust

6. If the land of Qais could speak
It would complain about the sons of Kalb

7. The clans of Abs and Badr and Murrah know
That I am a bitter punishment

8. As if its dwellings were a plowed field
Stirred up by a flaming brand

9. When the flags of Luby appeared
And were veiled from us

10. We greeted them at dawn with spear points
Galloping hastily on mares

11. On the day of Malh, the day of Bani Numayr
You were struck by claws and fangs

12. Just now, I intend to count up against Numayr
Our exploits in the gardens of Rabab

13. While a guardian failed to watch over them
And did not fear the croaking of the raven

14. He threw himself headlong in the dust
Vying with the ostriches in running