تَقارَعنا عَلى الأَحسابِ حَتّى

تَوادَعنا فَكُلٌّ غَيرُ آلِ

We clashed over scores until

We parted, each of us unchangeable,

فَكانَت بَينَ قَومِكُمُ وَبَيني

خُماشاتٌ بِأَطرافِ العَوالي

So between your people and me

Were skirmishes on the fringes of the hills.