لَعَمرُكَ ما آسى طُفَيلُ بنُ مالِكٍ

بَني عامِرٍ إِذ ثابِتِ الخَيلُ تَدَّعي

By your life, Tufail ibn Malik

Of Bani Amir did not grieve when the cavalry were behaving arrogantly,

تَقَبَّلَ مِن خَيفانَةٍ جُرشُعِيَّةٍ

سَليلَةِ مَعروقِ الأَباجِلِ جُرشُعِ

As he bid farewell to his beloved Khaifanah at Jurshu'a,

A descendant of famous stallions at Jurshu',

وَوَدَّعَ إِخوانَ الصَفاءِ بِقُرزُلٍ

يَمُرُّ كَمِرّيخِ الوَليدِ المُقَزَّعِ

And parted from his loyal brothers at Qurzul,

Passing like the bright comet of Walid when it flares up,

وَلَو أَدرَكَتهُ الخَيلُ شالَ بِرِجلِهِ

كَما شالَ يَومَ الخالِ كَعبُ بنُ أَصمَعِ

Had the horsemen reached him he would have fled on his feet

As Ka'b ibn Asim fled on the day of Al-Khal,

فِراراً وَأَسلَمتَ اِبنَ أُمِّكَ عامِراً

يُلاعِبُ أَطرافَ الوَشيجِ المُزَعزَعِ

You fled to save your mother's son, Amir,

Who plays with the edges of torn garments,

وَقَد عَلِمَت عِرساكَ أَنَّكَ آيِبٌ

تُخَبِّرُهُم عَن جَيشِهِم كُلَّ مَربَعِ

And your enemies know well that you

Inform them of the army's every move.