1. Our people insisted on fleeing, and whoever
Had Hawazin as allies was wronged by men.

2. Their army attacked us, between an unjust man
And a cousin who betrayed his loyalty.

3. They're dogs, and dogs just behave as dogs do
And Ka'b, who destroyed his house's sanctuary.

4. If this is how you act, then strip yourselves
For two thousand embittered, blameworthy foes,

5. And for war, when the fat man is well-armed
With weapons, his sword won't weaken or bend.

6. I didn't expect Sufyan until I met him
In Maqit, when the scent of musk was shed.

7. I said, as the women screamed amongst them,
"My horsemen, charge them - they're ripe to be crushed!"

8. From when I shot them with a quiver's arrows
Galloping and routing them, unrestrained,

9. When it shied from its path, I spurred it on
Until it was shod by their blood.

10. One after another veered from their paths
While others dove for hands and mouths.

11. From dawn until they were ravaged by dusk
And humbled, as chunks for the feeder to chew.

12. So they returned, recognizeable by landmarks,
As I tossed my anklets over a weakened warrior.

13. Only intrepid raiders can stop these people,
Pursuing on bare land and hurling themselves.