وَلّى العَدُوُّ وَعُثمانٌ وَراءَهُمُ

وَالمُسلِمونَ وَهَذا جُملَةُ الخَبَرِ

The enemy has retreated, and Uthman behind them,

And the Muslims - this sums up the news.

جاءَ البَشيرُ بِأَخبارٍ مُطَوَّلَةٍ

قالوا اِختَصِرها فَقُلتُ اللُطفُ بِالبَشَرِ

The messenger came with lengthy news,

They said "Summarize it," so I said "Good news is brief."