قَتَلنا أُمَيّاً يَومَ بَدرٍ عَنوَةً
وَبُعداً لَهُ مِن هالِكٍ لَم يُوَسَّدِ
On Badr's day we killed their chieftain without delay
Far from perishing was he, though his time had come that day
وَأَفلَتَ مِنّا بَعدَما طالَ يَومُهُ
أُبَيٌّ عَلى مَوّارَةِ الضَبعِ جَلعَدِ
He escaped us after his day had been prolonged
A fox too cunning for the jaws of the hyena at bay
وَفَرَّ حَكيمٌ خَشيَةً مِن رِماحِنا
عَلى سابِحٍ غَربٍ بَعيدِ التَرَدُّدِ
A wise man fled from our spears in disarray
On a far-traveling westerly wind he sped away
وَحانَ أَبو العاصي وَعَمرٌ كِلاهُما
وَعُتبَةُ في أَشياعِهِ وَاِبنُ الاِسوَدِ
Both Abu Al-Aas and Umar were there that day
With Utbah and his comrades and Son of Al-Aswad in the fray
وَشَيبَةُ إِذ يَعلوهُ بِالسَيفِ مُقدِماً
عُبَيدَةُ لا يَألو بِغَضبٍ مُهَنَّدِ
As Shaybah struck at him, uplifting his sword to slay
Ubaydah, in wrath unrestrained, stood in his way
فَكَيفَ رَأَيتُم يَومَ بَدرٍ ضِرابَنا
وَإِقدامَنا وَالخَيلُ لَم تَتَبَدَّدِ
Tell us of Badr, how you found our onslaught that day
Our fierce charge, as the horses scattered in the affray
بِكُلِّ حُسامٍ أَخلَصَتهُ قُيونُهُ
بِأَيدي رِجالٍ مَجدُهُم غَيرُ قُعدُدِ
With every keen sword wielded by a bold hand
Whose glory rested not in ease, but in the fight's bright flame
مِنَ السِرِّ مِن أَولادِ عَمروِ بنِ عامِرٍ
يُنادونَكُم في كُلِّ مَندىً وَمَشهَدِ
They hailed you, sons of Amr ibn Amir, from every stand
Crying challenge at Badr whenever you came
