1. The times have extended their reach to me
And fought against me, and saw what alarmed them

2. O times of fate, rest and retire
For my resolve has uncovered their masks

3. I did not tread the land of enemies at dawn
Except the torrent of blood watered its expanse

4. Woe to gray hair when I wake it up
And the eggs of darkness send out their rays

5. My spear plunged into their midst and marched on
Shattering their ribs along with their armor

6. And their women became keeners
For men whose quarreling they complain of

7. Hot is my breath when it meets
On the day we part, a boulder blocking its path

8. O nights, how the ravens of separation croak
My heart is tired of hearing them in the darkness

9. I left ruins wherein is a band
That has cut off from my company its hopes