1. If my horses hesitated the day of Tikrit
And my knights were killed, I was not wavering,

2. I was not hesitating, but a challenger,
I fight them alone, one by one and then two by two.

3. Amr ibn Jundab, the lionheart of Asad, called me,
So I said "Here I am!" when he called me.

4. And I swear, if I could ransom him, I would ransom him
With my family and all I had gathered, young and old.

5. It is hard for the free man's son to return defeated
While you lie dead among the slain of Tikrit.

6. By my life! I have lunged my spear in your defence
And fought them, if only the head had protection.

7. By my life! You have pained me when they fled away
While I remain, praised for the encounter, consoling myself.

8. I did not expect, as I fought in their place,
That their enemy would end up behind me!

9. Oh, how I wish I knew, after what I have seen,
Will I ever see a group of my people in support and allegiance?

10. Will I ever curb the steeds in Kufa, travelling far,
With reins flowing through skilled hands?

11.
Then I will unleash Mus'ab and his soldiers upon them