ساروا إِلَينا بِنصفِ اللَيلِ فَاِحتَمَلوا

فَلا رَهينَةَ إِلّا سَيدٌ صَمَدُ

They came to us at midnight bearing their burdens

No hostage save a steadfast lord remaining

سيروا رُويداً فَإِنّا لَن نَفوتَكُم

وَإِنَّ ما بَينَنا سَهلٌ لَكُم جَدَدُ

Walk on gently, for we'll not slip away from you

Though between us is a plain, smooth and pleasant

إِنَ الغَزالَ الَّذي تَرجونَ غِرَّتَهُ

جَمعٌ يَضيقُ بِهِ العَتكانِ أَو أُطَدُ

The deer you long to hunt has taken cover

Among a herd too cramped for an archer's bow

مُستَحقِبو حَلَقَ الماذي بِخُفرَتِهِ

ضَربٌ طِلِخفٌ وَطَعنٌ بَينَهُ خَضَدُ

Guardians of the pool of Mādhī in their mail

A band of heroes, thrusting, stabbing and hewing