1. مَن مُبلِغَ جِذمي بِأَنّي مَقتول

    يا رُبَّ نَهبٍ قَد حَوَيتُ عُثكول

    Who will tell my clan that I am slain?

    Ah, many a great heap of plunder I have gathered;

  2. وَرُبَّ قِرنٍ قَد تَرَكتُ مَجدول

    وَرُبَّ زَوجٍ قَد نَكَحتُ عُطبول

    And many a rival I have left laid low;

    And many a graceful, long-necked wife I have wed;

  3. وَرُبَّ عانٍ قَد فَكَكتُ مَكبول

    وَرُبَّ وادٍ قَد قَطَعتُ مَسبول

    And many a fettered captive I have set free;

    And many a rain-soaked valley I have crossed.