ألا تبكي سَراةُ بني قُشَيرٍ

على صِندِيدِها وعلى فَتاها

Do not weep, O Sarra of the Banu Qushayr,

For its elders and for its young men,

فإن يُقتَل يزيدُ فقد قَتَلنا

سرانَهُمُ الكهول على لحاها

For if Yazid is killed, he has killed us -

Their noblemen, gray-haired, with their beards.

أبا المكشوحِ بَعدَكَ مَن يُحامي

ومَن يُزجي المطيَّ على وَجَاها

O Abu Makhshouh, after you who will defend us

And who will lead the horses at the charge?