1. We defeated the army of Sa'dah with spears
We defeated the army on the day of Bawari

2. Troops upon troops until the army looked like
An old man veiled in a worn-out cloak

3. Had they come carrying iron along with us
Oh Amr, afterwards there would still be remnants

4. But they were tied down at Sa'dah once
And came with nothing but lame excuses

5. The protectors among them cried out in our land
The cries of the regretful around a merchant’s house