1. Behold! By Allah and the Day of Judgment's call
A day far off, of auspicious rise and fall

2. I left the women of rabid dogs, forsaking
Them, caring not for their beguiling thrall

3. We left the Sheikh of Qurayzah's sons, though old
In his hot valley, from rich pastures banned

4. Estranged, though once I loved him, and since then
Each dusk he'd leave the cloister where he'd stand

5. When hounds chase us, they cower and quake with fear
Imagine if we said: it's time to brawl!

6. We left them only for close kin and slaves
To take as spoils, and no men stood their call

7. They did not rise above those rags and steeds
Nor break past their ring of huts and stalls