1. فَسائِل عامِراً عَنّا جَميعاً

    بِأَعلى الجِزعِ مِن وادي بِلاحِ

    So ask ʿĀmir about us all,

    At the upper bend of Wadi Bilāḥ,

  2. عَشيَّةَ لَم يَكُن لِلرُمحِ حَظٌّ

    وَكانَ الحَظُّ مِنهُ لِلصِفَاحِ

    On the evening when the spear had no share,

    And the share went instead to the broad swords.

  3. وَأَفلَتَنا أَبو لَيلى طُفَيلٌ

    صَحيحَ الجلدِ مِن أَثَرِ السِلاحِ

    And Abū Laylā, Ṭufayl, escaped us,

    His skin unscarred by weapons.