1. Oh, burning passion, if only the valleys
Of 'Amir's tribes were bound

2. On the day we gathered at Ka'b against them
Among the sons of Harib

3. When they saw us in ambush
Like lions in their den, they were wary

4. They gathered, then scattered in the meadows
Like frightened deer avoiding danger

5. They fled like ostriches with full bellies
Fearful of any watcher, they ran

6. We prevented them from reaching
The insides of valley or dune

7. With horses, their coats glittering, among us
Like roaring lionesses on the hunt

8. And steeds, their white forms gathered
Racing by the hillside like flames

9. They blocked you off from Najd
And the valley of Jubah and Hathayb

10. We killed their noble elders there
And captured their youths and servants