فَإِن تَغضَب فَلَستَ المَرءَ تَرضى

وَلَم أَعلَمكَ إِلّا مِن إِيادِ

If you get angry, you won't be satisfied with anyone,

And I only made you aware out of friendship,

أَسَرَّكَ أُم يَسوؤُكَ ما فَعَلنا

غَداةَ الأَحرَمَينِ إِلى السَوادِ

Does it grieve you what we did

The day after the sacred months, towards As-Sawad,

كَبيرَةِ جَيشِنا لِبَني زُبَيدٍ

فَغادَرَهُم بِرهَطِ أِبي نِجادِ

To the great army of Bani Zubaid,

So he left them with the group of Abi Nijad

وَرَهطِ المازِنِيِّ اَبي كُعَيبٍ

تَرَكناهُم كَباقِيَةِ الرَمادِ

And the group of Al-Mazini Abi Ka'b,

We left them like ashes that remain after the fire,

تَحومُ الطَيرُ فَوقَهُم وَجالَت

عَلى خَولانَ بِالأَسَلِ الحِدادِ

The birds hover above them and the swords,

With their sharp blades, circle them,

فَوَلّوا عِندَ ذاكَ وَأَمكَنونا

مِنَ البيضِ الأَوانِسِ وَالخِرادِ

So they retreated at that point and allowed us

To seize the white maidens and the little ones,

غَنيمَةُ جَيشِنا مِن كُلِّ حَيٍّ

مُعَكَّرَةُ الطَرائِفِ وَالتِلادِ

The war booty of our army from every tribe,

Spread out with its varieties and regions,

وَلُعسٍ كَالظِباءِ مُرَدَّفاتٍ

كَأَنَّ عُيونَها واهِي المَزادِ

With howdahs like gazelles in a line,

Their eyes as if captivated with pleasure.