وَلَمّا نَزَلنا بِالمُشَقَّرِ وَالصَفا

وَساقَ الأَعاريبُ الرِكابَ فَأَبعَدوا

When we encamped at al-Mushaqqar and al-Safa,

the Bedouins drove the riding-camels on and went far afield.

نَزَلنا فَغَوَّرنا مِياهَ مُحَلِّمٍ

لَعَلَّ بَقايا جَيئَةِ القَومِ تَنفَدُ

We went down and made Muhallim’s waters sink away,

hoping the remnants of the people’s advance would be spent.

فَلَمّا رَأَينا القَومَ لا ماءَ عِندَهُمُ

وَلا صِنعَ إِلّا المَشرَفِيُّ المُهَنَّدُ

Then, when we saw that the people had no water with them,

and no recourse but the Mushrafī, the Indian-tempered blade.