1. When the best appears atop the steed
Beware, beware, take care, take care

2. For he has a spearhead on his spear
Upon which a blade has been mounted

3. He throws it and makes every heart bleed
So no creature can resist his onslaught

4. Take your precautions and be wary
For he bears no responsibility for the slain

5. How excellent are the horsemen, if not
For my heart's stake that's on them lain

6. O you who elegantly sports the Rabrab
Above the dunes of Thim and Bayan

7. Beware the cunning of the gazelle, for it
Can overcome the lion overtly and plainly

8. O my father, brown like dried meat
Without him, the (other) bay horses are helpless

9. Shuwaidan, folding up the meadows, full
Of heavy haunches, stony of heart, cheap at any price

10. When he prances in his gait
The sun and the branch bow down before him

11. He has come between the hearts of people
And so they are split in two by him