1. We found Abu Al-Jabbar armed to the teeth,
With hoes and pickaxes on Saffah's hill.
١. وَجَدنا أَبا الجَبّارِ ضَبّاً مُوَرَّشاً
لَهُ في الصَفاةِ بُرثُنٌ وَمَعاوِلُ
2. He has a bow that has wearied every puller,
Even if they were Harith and Habal.
٢. لَهُ كُديَةٌ أَعيَت عَلى كُلِّ قابِضٍ
وَلَو كانَ مِنهُم حارِشانِ وَحابِلُ
3. I would challenge the sun but for my weariness,
My skin chafed as he spoke.
٣. ظَلِلتُ أُراعي الشَمسَ لَولا مَلالَتي
تَزَلَّعَ جِلدي عِندَهُ وَهوَ قائِلُ