1. I and you and the enemies helping them
And you are to me as you are inside
١. إِنّي وايّاكَ والأعداءُ تنصُرُهُمْ
وأنتَ منِّي على ما فيكَ من دَخَلِ
2. Like an eagle saw a spearhead mounted on
A slender bow, straight and finely balanced
٢. مثلُ العُقَابِ رأى نصلا يُركَّبُ في
قِدْحٍ لطيفٍ قويمِ الحدِّ معتدلِ
3. So he said no harm as long as support
Does not come to it from me to aid in the work
٣. فقال لا بأسَ ما لم يأتِه مدَدٌ
منّي يكون له عَوناً على العَملِ
4. So he wore the bow and protected it with his primaries
When an archer from the tribe of Tha'lab took flight
٤. فأَلبسَ القِدحَ وحفَاً من قوادِمِهِ
لمَّا تطايرَ رامٍ من بني ثُعَلِ
5. He shot it swiftly and did not miss his foe
So he fell crashing from the mountain peak
٥. رماه رشْقَاً فلم يُخطئْ مقاتِلَهُ
فخرَّ منتكساً من ذِروةِ الجبَلِ
6. And he said, as the arrow spurred his primaries:
Who can I blame? My doom came from myself.
٦. فقال والسهمُ تحدوهُ قوادمُهُ
من ذا ألومُ وحتفي جاء من قِبَلي