ألاَ أَبلِغ أَبَا إسحَاقَ أَنّا

نَزَونَا نَزوَةً كَانَت عَلَينَا

Convey to Abu Ishaq that we

Took a stance against them, though hard it be.

خَرَجنَا لاَ نَرَى الضُّعَفَاءَ شَيئاً

وَكَانَ خُرُوجُنَا بَطَراً وَحَينَا

We marched not to spare the weak,

Our march was swift and our time picked.

نَرَاهُم فِى مَصَفِّهَِمِ قَلِيلاً

وَهُم مِثلُ الدَّبَى حِين التقَينَا

We found them few in their ranks

like locusts at first meeting of the flanks.

بَرَزنَا إِذ رَأَينَاهُم فَلمَّا

رَأَينَا القَومَ قَد بَرَزُوا إِلَينَا

We clashed when we saw them looming,

And when their horde came we saw our dooming.

لَقِينَا مِنهُمُ ضَرباً طِلخفاً

وَطَعناً صَائباً حَتَّى انثَنَينَا

Blows we took from their relentless throngs

And stabs that made our ranks ebb long.

نُصِرتَ عَلى عَدُوِّكَ كُلَّ يَومٍ

بِكُلِّ كَتِيبَةٍ تَنعَى حُسَينَا

Each day you're made victorious upon your foe’s range,

With every brigade mourning Hussein’s change.

كَنَصر مُحَمَّدٍ فِى يَومِ بَدرٍ

وَيَومِ الشِّعبِ إِذ لاَقَى حُنَينَا

As Muhammad was graced at Badr’s fight,

And Hunain’s day when he showed his might.

فَأَسجِح إِذ مَلَكتَ فَلَومَلَكنَا

لَجُرنَا فِى الحُكُومَةِ وَاعتَدَينَا

So revel while you reign but if we held command,

We would wreak havoc as we expand.

تَقَبَّل تَوبَةً مِنِّى فَإِنِّى

سَأَشكُرُ إن جَعَلتَ العَفوَ دَينَا

Accept my repentance for now I vow

To thank you should you mercy allow.

كَذَاكَ تَرَى سُرَاقَةَ فَاصطَنِعهُ

فَذَاكَ يَزيدُ مَن عَادَاتكَ شَينَا

See Suraqah there, take him in your guard

For that increases those who find you hard.