1. When the camels' loads appeared to you
You thought them always to be a gentle, restrained doe

2. O you who twists his head, the long-necked one
To lead a company of people from Hejaz

3. Do you want Amr ibn Al-Khalid and his followers?
Kab would be there if you found him downcast

4. Surely Al-Khalid and his comrades in Aamir
Are like a heart clothed in armor and leather

5. Do not hasten to Rabia for they
Have gathered a large force for the enemy

6. A people divided from a united whole
I turned aside, loyal and steadfast

7. Do not attack the clan of Mutarrif
Never unjust or oppressed

8. So aim your spear, if you tread their land
You will meet their virginity a difficult task

9. And the regiments of Ibn Mutarrif will alternate against you
And show you at dawn like stars

10. A people whose horses' reins are between their houses
And blue spears that you imagine as stars

11. With Al-Mukhariq's shirt stripped off him
Appearing amidst the houses in shyness

12. Until the banner is raised you will see him
Beneath the banner on Thursday a leader

13. And if you wish you will find among them a deterrent
Settled in anger against the enemy

14. Or a youth judging the like of him
The baldness of men has inherited judgment

15. You will not be able to change their glory
Unless you change the constant blowing wind

16. If they make peace with you, leave them be
And sleep, for sleep is enough bliss for you