وَلي مِنَّةٌ في رِقابِ الضَبابِ

وَأُخرى تَخُصُّ بَني جَعفَرِ

I have a favor upon the necks of the clouds

And another that is specific to the clan of Ja'far

عَشِيَّةَ رَوَّحنَ مِن عَرقَةٍ

وَأَصبَحنَ فَوضى عَلى شَيزَرِ

In the evening we took a rest from 'Arqah

And in the morning there was chaos at Shayzar

وَقَد طالَ ماوَرَدَت بِالجِباةِ

وَعاوَدَتِ الماءَ في تَدمُرِ

Extended has been their arrival with the tax collectors

And their return to water at Tadmur

قَدَدنَ البَقيعَةَ قَدَّ الأَدي

مِ وَالغَربُ في شَبَهِ الأَشقَرِ

They hurried Al-Baqee'ah as the steps of the camels

While the West was in resemblance to Al-Ashqar

وَجاوَزنَ حِمصَ فَلَم يَنتَظِر

نَ عَلى مَورِدٍ أَو عَلى مَصدَرِ

And they passed Hims without waiting

At a water-spring or a place of descent

وَبِالرَستَنِ اِستَلَبَت مَورِداً

كَوِردِ الحَمامَةِ أَو أَنزَرِ

And at Ar-Rastan they stole a watering place

Like the pool of a dove or more scarce

وَجُزنَ المُروجَ وَقَرنَي حَماةَ

وَشَيزَرَ وَالفَجرُ لَم يُسفِرِ

And they cut through the meadows, Qarnee Hama

And Shayzar and the dawn had not shone

وَغامَضَتِ الشَمسُ إِشراقَها

فَلَفَّت كَفَرطابَ بِالعَسكَرِ

The sun was ambiguous in its rising

So it wrapped Kafartab with the army

تَلاقَت بِها عُصَبُ الدارِعي

نَ بِكُلِّ مَنيعِ الحِمى مُسعِرِ

The tribes of Dar'i met them

With every strongly fortified and inflamed defense

عَلى كُلِّ سابِقَةٍ بِالرَديفِ

وَكُلِّ شَبيهٍ بِها مُجفَرِ

With every preceding one with its follower

And everything similar to it, prepared

فَلَمّا اِعتَفَرنَ وَلَمّا عَرِقنَ

خَرَجنَ سِراعاً مِنَ العِثيَرِ

So when they perspired and when they sweated

They went out hastily from the great numbers

نُنَكِّبُ عَنهُنَّ فُرسانُهُنَّ

وَنَبدَأُ بِالأَخيَرِ الأَخيَرِ

We turn away from their horsemen

And we start with the latter ones the latter ones

فَلَمّا سَمِعتُ ضَجيجَ النِسا

ءِ نادَيتُ حارِ أَلا فَاِقصِرِ

So when I heard the clamor of the women

I called, "O Harith, come closer"

أُحارِثُ مَن صافِحٌ غافِرٌ

لَهُنَّ إِذا أَنتَ لَم تَغفِرِ

I advise whoever is reconciling and forgiving

To them when you have not forgiven

رَأى اِبنُ عُلَيّانَ ما سَرَّهُ

فَقُلتُ رُوَيدَكَ لاتُسرَرِ

The son of 'Ulayyan saw what pleased him

So I said, "Restrain yourself, do not be delighted"

فَإِنّي أَقومُ بِحَقِّ الجِوا

رِ ثُمَّ أَعودُ إِلى العُنصُرِ

For I stand for the right of the neighbor

Then I return to the tribe