1. I knew you as tears flowed from my eyes
For a knight you loved who was no more
١. عَرَفْتُكُمْ وَالدَّمْعُ مِ الْعَيْنِ يَكِفْ
لِفارِسٍ أَتْلَفْتُمُوهُ ما خُلِفْ
2. Bread dipped in stew, roasted meat
A beautiful jug and overflowing cup
٢. إِنَّ النَّشِيلَ وَالشِّواءَ وَالرُّغُفْ
وَالْقَيْنَةَ الْحَسْناءَ وَالْكَأْسَ الْأُنُفْ
3. The choicest stew and hastily served bread
For warriors whose horses were plucked off
٣. وَصَفْوَةَ الْقِدْرِ وَتَعْجِيلَ اللَّقِفْ
لِلطَّاعِنِينَ الْخَيْلَ وَالْخَيْلُ قُطُفْ
4. Galloping with the nausea of battle raging
Foe of gazelles in the meadows of sand dunes
٤. تَعْدُو بِغِثْيانِ الْوَغَى وَتَعْتَرِف
عَدْوَ الظِّباءِ فِي مَداهِيسِ الْحُقُفْ