1. قَتَلنا اِبنَ جَحشٍ فَاِغتَبَطنا بِقَتلِهِ

    وَحَمزَةَ في فُرسانِهِ وَاِبنَ قَوقَل

    We killed Ibn Jahsh and rejoiced at killing him,

    And Hamza among his horsemen, and Ibn Qawqal.

  2. وَأَفلَتنا مِنهُمُ رِجالٌ فَأَسرَعوا

    فَلَيتَهُمُ عاجوا وَلَم نَتَعَجَّل

    And some of their men escaped us and hurried away.

    If only they had lingered—and we had not hastened—

  3. أَقاموا لَنا حَتّى تَعِضَّ سُيوفُنا

    سَراتَهُمُ وَكُلُّنا غَيرُ عُزَّلِ

    Staying to face us until our swords bit

    Their chiefs, with none of us unarmed,

  4. وَحَتّى يَكونَ القَتلُ فينا وَفيهُمُ

    وَيَلقوا صَبوحاً شَرُّه غَيرُ مَنجَلى

    And until there was killing among us and among them,

    And they faced a morning draught whose evil would not lift.