إِنّي مِنَ النَفَرِ المُحمَرِّ أَعينُهُم

أَهلِ السَوامِ وَأَهلِ الصَخرِ وَاللوبِ

I am of the red-eyed tribe,

People of the left hand and people of the rock and twist,

الطاعِنينَ نُحورَ الخَيلِ مُقبِلَةً

بِكُلِّ سَمراءَ لَم تُعلَب وَمَعلوبِ

Thrusting at the chests of horses coming head on

With every brown Indian sword unsheathed and sheathed,

وَقَد بَلَوتُم فَأَبلَوكُم بَلائَهُمُ

يَومَ الحُرَيرَةِ ضَرباً غَيرَ مَكذوبِ

And you have tested us, so we tested you with their testing,

The day of Hurayra with a beating no pretense,

إِن توعِدوني فَإِنّي لِاِبنُ عَمِّكُمُ

وَقَد أَصابوكُمُ مِنهُ بِشُؤبوبِ

If you threaten me, I am the cousin of your cousin,

And they have struck you from him with great misfortune,

وَإِنَّ وَرقاءَ قَد أَردى أَبا كَنَفٍ

وَاِبنَي إِياسٍ وَعَمرا وَاِبنَ أَيّوبِ

Warqa has killed Abu Canaf

And the two sons of Iyas and Amr and son of Ayyub,

وَإِنَّ عُثمانَ قَد أَردى ثَمانِيَةً

مِنكُم وَأَنتُم عَلى خُبرٍ وَتَجريبِ

And Uthman has killed eight of you

While you are in the know and trial,

لاقَتهُمُ مِنهُمُ آسادُ مَلحَمَةٍ

لَيسوا بِزُرّاعَةٍ عوجِ العَراقيبِ

Whom the 'Asads met in battle

No squinting at twisted plowing trails,

فَالآنَ إِن تُقبِلوا نَأخُذ نُحورَكُمُ

وَإِن تُباهوا فَإِنّي غَيرُ مَغلوبِ

So now if you confront I take your lives

And if you rebel, I am not to be subdued.