وَكانوا عَلى الإِسلامِ إِلباً ثَلاثَةً

فَقَد بَزَّ مِن تِلكَ الثَلاثَةِ واحِدُ

They were three pillars against Islam

They were three, rallied together against Islam,

One of the three has fled

But one of those three has been utterly vanquished.

وَفَرَّ أَبو عَمروٍ هُبَيرَةَ لَم يَعُد

لَنا وَأَخو الحَربِ المُجَرِّبِ عائِدُ

Abu Amr Hubairah did not return

And Abu 'Amr Hubayra fled, never to return

But the experienced warrior's brother will return to us

To us—whereas the seasoned brother of war returns.

نَهَتهُم سُيوفُ الهِندِ أَن يَقِفوا لَنا

غَداةَ التَقَينا وَالرِماحُ المَصايِدُ

The Indian swords deterred them from standing against us

The swords of Hind forbade them from making a stand against us,

The next day when we met, and the lances were poised

On the morning we met, when spears were the snares.