يا عَمرُو لَو أَبصَرتَني
لَرَفَوتَني في الخَيلِ رَفوا
O Amro, had you seen me
You would have mounted me on the horses, mounting
وَالبيضُ تَلمَعُ بَينَهُم
تَعصو بِها الفُرساُ عَصوا
And the swords gleam among them
The steeds stirred with them, stirring
فَلَقيتُ مِنّي عِربِداً
يَقطو أَمامَ الخَيلِ قَطوا
So I encountered from me a crushing charge
That rushes ahead of the horses, rushing
لَمّا رَأَيتُ نِساءَهُم
يَدخُلنَ تَحتَ البَيتِ حَبوا
When I saw their women
Enter under the abode, entering
وَسَمِعتُ زَجرَ الخَيلِ في
جَوفِ الظَلامِ هَبي وَهَبوا
And I heard the neighing of the horses in
The belly of the darkness, neighing and neighing
في فَيلَقٍ مَلمومَةٍ
تَسطو عَلى الخِبراتِ سَطوا
In a cursed regiment
That ravages the ruins, ravaging
أَقبَلتُ أَفَلي بِالحُسا
مِ مَعاً رُؤوسَ القَومِ فَلوا
I came charging, separating with the swords
Together the heads of the people, separating