1. What a battle you had with the cunning son of Lawi
With his bared teeth, small head

2. And the bite of a rabid Abu Shibl when he pounces
Huge claws and a ruthless heart

3. Eyes that shine like a brazier
He growls with the growl of a prowling lion

4. At dogs or horses
Had I not donned my sturdy armor

5. The mighty black lion with a spear
We would not have captured him, by God, Lord of mankind

6. With cunning and deceit beyond hope
As he writhed in the fray like parchment

7. Until we struck his head with an axe