1. God will not break the oath she swore
On a bow that was bent and its cord pulled taut.
١. لا يَقطَعُ اللَّهُ اليَمينَ الَّتي رَمَت
عَلى قَضْبَةٍ قَد لانَ وَاِشتَدَّ عودُها
2. She shot it with a thick-feathered arrow
At enemies led on by mounts in their prime.
٢. رَماها بِمَطرورِ أَمازِقَ بَينها
عَلى عَدواءَ وَالعُتَيْرُ يَقودُها
3. It was a shot that if dealt out to 'Amir
And his clans, none would remain but their remnants.
٣. رَمى رَميَةً لَو قسّمَتْ بَينَ عامِرٍ
وَذُبيانِها لَم يَبقَ إِلَّا شَريدُها