1. They denied that my sword, with its sharp blade, had killed him,
Though they could not honestly deny it if they were just.

2. They said, "Stop your claim - no witness confirms it,
And we do not accept a palm or cheek as proof."

3. If what you say and claim were true,
The narcissi on his cheeks would have returned crimson with blood.

4. They did not know that my sword, by shedding his blood,
One day counted the horned oryx among the extinct animals.