1. يا زُفَرُ بنُ الحارثِ بنِ الأكرمِ

    قد كنتَ في الحربِ كريمَ المَقدمِ

    O Zufar, son of al-Harith, son of the noblest,

    You were indeed noble in your advance in battle,

  2. إذ أحجمَ القومُ ولمّا تحجِمِ

    انك وابنَيكَ وصَلتُم مَحرَمي

    when the men drew back, yet you did not.

    Indeed, you and your two sons upheld my sacred bond,

  3. بعدَ العوالي بعدَ ما ذبَّ فمي

    وحَقَنَ اللهُ بأيديكم دَمي

    after the long lances, after my mouth had gone dry.

    And through your hands God kept my blood from spilling,

  4. والرمحُ يَهتَزُّ اهتزازَ المحجمِ

    من بعد ما اختلَّ السنانُ مِعصَمي

    while the spear quivered like a cupping lancet,

    after the spearhead had pierced my wrist.

  5. أنقذتني من بطلٍ مُعَمَّمِ

    والخيلُ تحتَ العارِضِ المسوّمِ

    You rescued me from a turbaned champion,

    with the horses beneath the marked cloud.