1. ضَرَبنا حُماةَ النِرسِيانِ بِكَسكَرٍ

    غَداةَ لَقَيناهُم بِبيضٍ بَواتِرِ

    We struck the defenders of al-Nirsiyan at Kaskar,

    the morning we met them with bright, cleaving swords.

  2. وَفُزنا عَلى الأَيّامِ وَالحَربُ لاقِحٌ

    بِجُردٍ حِسانٍ أَو برودٍ غَرائِرِ

    And we triumphed over the days—while war was pregnant—

    winning handsome, sleek steeds or fine mantles.

  3. وَظَلَّت قلالُ النِرسِيانِ وَتَمرُهُ

    مُباحاً لمن بَينَ الدِيارِ الأَضافِرِ

    And al-Nirsiyan’s jars and dates remained

    free for those among the dwellings of al-Adafir.

  4. أَبَحنا حِمى قَومٍ وَكانَ حِماهُمُ

    حَراماً عَلى مَن رامَهُ بِالعَساكِرِ

    We laid open a people’s protected domain, and their domain had been

    forbidden to anyone who sought it with armies.