لَو أَنَّ لِي مِن شِيعَتي رِجالا

مساعِراً أَعرِفُهم أَبطالا

If I had among my followers brave men,

Known to me as heroes,

لأَحسَنوا مِن دونِيَ القِتالا

وَلَم يَهابوا في الوَغى الآجالا

They would have fought better than me

And would not have feared in battle impending death.