1. I am of the red-eyed tribe,
People of the left hand and people of the rock and twist,

2. Thrusting at the chests of horses coming head on
With every brown Indian sword unsheathed and sheathed,

3. And you have tested us, so we tested you with their testing,
The day of Hurayra with a beating no pretense,

4. If you threaten me, I am the cousin of your cousin,
And they have struck you from him with great misfortune,

5. Warqa has killed Abu Canaf
And the two sons of Iyas and Amr and son of Ayyub,

6. And Uthman has killed eight of you
While you are in the know and trial,

7. Whom the 'Asads met in battle
No squinting at twisted plowing trails,

8. So now if you confront I take your lives
And if you rebel, I am not to be subdued.