1. أَبلِغ أَبا حَفصٍ بِأَنَّ جُموعَنا

    فُلُلنَ وَأَنا بِاللِسانِ حُلولُ

    Tell Abū Ḥafṣ that our forces

    have been routed, and that we are encamped at al-Lisān,

  2. بِخَيلٍ عَلَيها الرازِحونَ مُثولُ

    فَإِنّا وَإِن كُنّا شِهاباً مُسَلَّطاً

    with horses bearing the weary upright.

    For though we were a meteor unleashed,

  3. بُلينا بِجَبّارٍ أَلَفَّ صَؤولِ

    صَبَرنا وَكانَ الصَبرُ أَنجى مَغَبَّةٍ

    we were tried by a massive giant, fierce in attack.

    We stood firm—and steadfastness was safest in the end—

  4. بِأَسيافِنا وَالدائِراتُ تَجولُ

    with our swords, while calamities swirled around.