قَتَلتُ اِبنَ عَمرانَ الفُضَيلَ وَعَبدَهُ

بِذَحلِ غُلامي مَعمَرَ بنِ سِوارِ

I killed the son of Imran al-Fudayl and his servant

With the sword of my young slave Ma'mar ibn Siwar

وَما رُمتُ قَتلاً لِلفضيلِ وَإِنَّما

أَرَدتُّ ذِمامي إِذ أخَذتُ بِثاري

And I did not intend killing al-Fudayl, but rather

I sought to take revenge when I took vengeance

رَمَيتُ بِهِ سَهماً فَعَجَّلَ حَتفَهُ

وَذَلِكَ شَئٌ لَم يَكُن بِخِياري

I shot an arrow at him which hastened his death

And that was something not of my choosing

أَلا فَاِسعِدوني لِلوَقيعَةِ وَالبَلا

وَإِضمارِ خَيلٍ قُرِّبَت لِمُغارِ

So wish me well for the battle and ordeal

And the mustering of horses brought near for the fray