أَبي سودٍ تَفيضُ دُموعي

أَبي سودٍ تَفيضُ دُموعي

وَمَن لِمِراسِ الحَربِ بَعدَ وَكيعِ

وَمَن لِمِراسِ الحَربِ بَعدَ وَكيعِ

For Abū Sūd my tears overflow.

My dark father, my tears overflow

And who will grapple with war after Wakīʿ?

And who now for the lances of war after Wakie

لَقَد كانَ قَوّادَ الجِيادِ إِلى الوَغى

لَقَد كانَ قَوّادَ الجِيادِ إِلى الوَغى

عَلَيهِنَّ غابٌ مِن قَناً وَدُروعِ

عَلَيهِنَّ غابٌ مِن قَناً وَدُروعِ

Indeed, he led the steeds into the fray,

He led the steeds to the fray

Upon them a forest of lances and coats of mail.

Over them a forest of lances and coats of mail

تَقولُ تَميمٌ بَعدَما فُجِعوا بِهِ

تَقولُ تَميمٌ بَعدَما فُجِعوا بِهِ

لَقَد كانَ لِلأَحسابِ غَيرَ مُضيعِ

لَقَد كانَ لِلأَحسابِ غَيرَ مُضيعِ

Tamīm says, after they were bereaved of him:

Tamim says, after they lost him

Indeed, he was never neglectful of ancestral honor.

He was not one to waste the days