لَقَد شَهِدَت حَقّاً سَدوسٌ بِأَنَّني

لَقَد شَهِدَت حَقّاً سَدوسٌ بِأَنَّني

أَنا الفارِسُ المُعتادُ قَطعَ الحَناجِرِ

أَنا الفارِسُ المُعتادُ قَطعَ الحَناجِرِ

Indeed, Sadus has truly testified that I

Indeed Sadus has truly witnessed that I

am the horseman accustomed to severing throats.

Am the skilled horseman who severs throats

تَلَقَيتُ نَصراً وَالمُعَمَّرَ بَعدَهُ

تَلَقَيتُ نَصراً وَالمُعَمَّرَ بَعدَهُ

وَأَردَيتُهُ كَرهاً بِرَغمِ المَناخِرِ

وَأَردَيتُهُ كَرهاً بِرَغمِ المَناخِرِ

I met Nasr, and al-Muʿammar after him,

I have attained victory, and after the aged one

and slew him by force, humbling proud nostrils.

I have subdued him unwillingly despite tusks

وَسَوفَ يَرى مَنصورُ منّا عَجائِباً

وَسَوفَ يَرى مَنصورُ منّا عَجائِباً

يُعَدِّدُ ذِكري في جَميعِ المَحاضِرِ

يُعَدِّدُ ذِكري في جَميعِ المَحاضِرِ

And Mansur will see wonders from us,

And Mansur will see from us wonders

speaking of me again and again in every gathering.

My mention enumerated in all gatherings

وَلا بُدَّ مِن غِبرٍ يُتابِعُ غِبرَهُ

وَلا بُدَّ مِن غِبرٍ يُتابِعُ غِبرَهُ

وَيَتبَعُ أَولاداً وَشيكاً بِآخَرِ

وَيَتبَعُ أَولاداً وَشيكاً بِآخَرِ

And there must be rancor following rancor,

And there must be dust that pursues dust

and soon adding another to the sons.

And is followed by sons and soon by others

ظَنَنتُم سَدوسٌ إِذ قَتَلتُم والِدي

ظَنَنتُم سَدوسٌ إِذ قَتَلتُم والِدي

وَتِسعَةَ إِخواني أُمَدُّ بِعاشِرِ

وَتِسعَةَ إِخواني أُمَدُّ بِعاشِرِ

You thought, Sadus, when you killed my father

You thought, O Sadus, when you killed my father

and nine of my brothers, that I would be reinforced by a tenth.

And nine brothers, I can be stopped by a tenth

فَهَلّا عَلِمتُم أنَّ حَولي فِتيَةً

فَهَلّا عَلِمتُم أنَّ حَولي فِتيَةً

تَصولُ عَلى بيضِ السُيوفِ البَواتِرِ

تَصولُ عَلى بيضِ السُيوفِ البَواتِرِ

Then why did you not know that around me are young men

Why did you not know that around me are young men

who charge against the gleaming, cleaving swords?

Who charge with the sharp blades of swords