Sol 5.6

  1. I saw the sons of Hanifa on the day they met the foe,

    their souls already surging past their collarbones;

  2. blows would clear the engulfing perils from them

    whenever battle raged at full pitch.

  3. When they draw their swords, O sons of Lujaym,

    there is no one to ward them off when they strike.

  4. They met those who had marched from Hajar toward them

    under an ill-starred star and a moon gone dark.

Sol 5.6