1. The women of Uzayy long for Thabit's return
As a captive though they know not my stratagem

2. For I had charged the warriors, amidst the fugitive
Hunted down with blood pouring from his wounds

3. And I joined them until when their course was long
And my resting place grew too narrow for me

4. I prepared them rest until when their fears grew long
For rest, I beguiled them with my fine scheme

5. When they felt drowsy, they came like
Lions that had just made a feast of prey

6. So I collared Suwar ibn Amr ibn Malik
With the dark horsemen of the two armored regiments

7. And he fell as if the elephant had flung its collar
Upon him - a gallant man, brave of heart and decisive

8. And the echo of the blow from the barrier remained
Reverberating as if you had lashed a little camel

9. I will act as my fathers did even if I were a neighbor
I would have come and not cared for the length of my journey

10. So it delighted you, your regret, when they followed in succession
That you did not return with the corpse of the slain

11. There shall come to Fahm stealthily won booty
And in Uzayy is the wailing of bereft women