سابَقَ الناسَ هاشِمُ اِبنُ حُدَيجٍ

يَومَ موسى اِبنَ مُصعَبِ المَقتولِ

Hashim son of Hudayj led the people,

Hashim ibn Hudayj outstripped the throng,

The day Mus'ab son of Umayr was killed.

On the day Musa ibn Mus'ab was slain;

جاءَ في حَلبَةِ الفِرارِ أَمامَ ال

قَومِ فَلّاً لِلعَسكَرِ المَفلولِ

He advanced in the arena of flight, ahead of the

In the racecourse of flight, he claimed the lead,

Army, so shame on the routed troops!

A broken remnant of the routed train.