1. Khorasan wept bitterly when it saw
Its protection lost, after the family of Muhallab
١. بَكَت جَرَعاً مَروا خُراسانَ إِذ رَأَت
بِها باهِلِيّاً بِعدَ آلِ المُهَلَّبِ
2. The slender waisted girls changed
Into rough warriors wearing Yemeni swords
٢. تَبَدَّلَتِ الظِربى القِصارَ أُنوفُها
بِكُلِّ فَنيقٍ يَرتَدي السَيفَ مُصعَبِ
3. As if the full moon was under his clothes
A generous man to his generous mother and father
٣. أَغَرَّ كَأَنَّ البَدرَ تَحتَ ثِيابِهِ
كَريمٍ إِلى الأُمِّ الكَريمَةِ وَالأَبِ
4. So God brought back the beauty of its palaces
And the spirit of the answered supplicant, rewarding
٤. فَأَصبَحَ رَدَّ اللَهِ زَينَ قُصورِها
إِلَيها وَروحَ المُستَغيثِ المُثَوِّبِ
5. Cavalry warriors who strike, and horses meet
For it, stirred up by the heated leader
٥. فَوارِسُ ضَرّابونَ وَالخَيلُ يَلتَقي
عَلَيها عَبيطُ الثائِرِ المُتَلَهِّبِ
6. When they sit, the friend's sitting adorns
And they are not vulgarians imposed on people, dogs
٦. إِذا جَلَسوا زانَ النَدِيَّ جُلوسُهُم
وَلَيسوا بِفُحّاشٍ عَلى الناسِ أَكلُبِ