1. We awoke alive, alive O clan of Jihash
In Makroutha, roaring fiercely

2. Yet they did not flee that morning, but
Their supplies failed so they could not increase

3. If Sa'd ibn Bakr made a mistake
He left behind his loyal servants

4. The tribes of Awf and Duhman ibn Nasr
And Allah does what He intends

5. We came upon them in a horde of a thousand
As they watered their camels at the trough

6. Brandishing their arms seeking
The shepherds and their grazing sheep

7. We made a tour then turned back
And enabled whoever wanted carnage

8. With blows that impregnate the hyenas
And cause the grey wolves to howl