1. وَيها خُثَيمُ إِنَّهُ يَومٌ ذَكَر

    مُذَمِّرٌ سَقباً بِذِفراهُ شَعَر

    Onward, Khuthaym! This is a fierce, manly day—

    A male camel-calf, says the birth-examiner, with hair upon its nape.

  2. لَم تَرَ شَمسٌ مِثلُهُ وَلا قَمَر

    فَاِدنُ مِنَ البَأسِ إِذا البَأسُ حَضَر

    Neither sun nor moon has seen its like.

    So draw near to battle when battle comes.

  3. وَزاحَمَ الأَعداءُ بِالثَبتِ الغَدَر

    كونَن كَسَمٍّ ناقِعٍ فيهِ الصَبِر

    And press against the enemy, sure-footed on rough ground.

    Be indeed like deadly poison, with bitter aloes in it.

  4. وَاِرجُم إِذا ما ضَيَّعَ الناسُ الدُبُر

    And hazard a guess when men lose their judgment.