1. جَلَبنَا الخَيلَ مِن كَنَفَي أَريكٍ

    عَوابِسَ يَطَّلِعنَ مِنَ النِقابِ

    We brought the horses from the two flanks of Arik,

    grim-faced, emerging from the mountain passes.

  2. كَأَنَّ إِناثَها عِقبانُ دَجنٍ

    إِذا طُؤطِئنَ في بَلَدٍ يَبابِ

    As though their mares were the eagles of Dajn,

    when made to bend low in a barren land.

  3. صَبَحناهُنَّ عَن عُرُضٍ تَميماً

    وَأَتلَفَ رَكضُنا جَمعَ الرِبابِ

    We brought them upon Tamim at dawn, from the flank,

    and our charge destroyed the host of al-Ribab.

  4. فَأَفنَينا جُموعَهُمُ بِثَأجٍ

    وَكَرَّت بِالغَنائِمِ وَالنِهابِ

    So we annihilated their hosts at Tha'j,

    and the horses returned with spoils and plunder.

  5. فَكَم عَفَّرنَ مِن وَجهٍ كَريمٍ

    غَداةَ لَقيتُهُم وَالنَقعُ كابِ

    So many a noble face they rubbed in the dust

    the morning I met them, while the dust was rising.