لَقَد شَهِدَت حَقّاً سَدوسٌ بِأَنَّني

أَنا الفارِسُ المُعتادُ قَطعَ الحَناجِرِ

Indeed Sadus has truly witnessed that I

Am the skilled horseman who severs throats

تَلَقَيتُ نَصراً وَالمُعَمَّرَ بَعدَهُ

وَأَردَيتُهُ كَرهاً بِرَغمِ المَناخِرِ

I have attained victory, and after the aged one

I have subdued him unwillingly despite tusks

وَسَوفَ يَرى مَنصورُ منّا عَجائِباً

يُعَدِّدُ ذِكري في جَميعِ المَحاضِرِ

And Mansur will see from us wonders

My mention enumerated in all gatherings

وَلا بُدَّ مِن غِبرٍ يُتابِعُ غِبرَهُ

وَيَتبَعُ أَولاداً وَشيكاً بِآخَرِ

And there must be dust that pursues dust

And is followed by sons and soon by others

ظَنَنتُم سَدوسٌ إِذ قَتَلتُم والِدي

وَتِسعَةَ إِخواني أُمَدُّ بِعاشِرِ

You thought, O Sadus, when you killed my father

And nine brothers, I can be stopped by a tenth

فَهَلّا عَلِمتُم أنَّ حَولي فِتيَةً

تَصولُ عَلى بيضِ السُيوفِ البَواتِرِ

Why did you not know that around me are young men

Who charge with the sharp blades of swords