1. I remembered the little one and his followers
So much grief has come to us
١. ذَكَرتُ الصَغيرَ وَأَشياعَهُ
فَيا لَكَ هَمّاً إِلَينا سَرى
2. If only before this siege
I had taken refuge in Jeraf where others took refuge
٢. فَيا لَيتَني قَبلَ هذا الحِصارِ
ثَوَيتُ بِجيرَفتَ في مَن ثَوى
3. And I had under me a horse with endurance
I would shake off the fleeing coward if he took flight
٣. وَتَحتي مِنَ الخَيلِ ذو مَيعَةٍ
أَجَشُّ هَزيمٌ إِذا ما جَرى