لَنِعمَ الفَتى وَالخَيلُ تَنحِطُ في القَنا

نَعى اِبنُ زِيادٍ لِلعُقَيلِيِّ طارِقِ

How excellent the youth and the horses that descend into the hollows

The son of Ziyad laments to Al-Uqayli the assailant

فَيا صِمَّ مَن لِلخَيلِ تَنحِطُ في القَنا

وَيا صِمَّ مَن لِلمُندِياتِ الطَوارِقِ

So hush, you who lament the horses that descend into the hollows

And hush, you who lament the attacking knights

وَقَد كانَ مِقداماً عَلى حارَةِ الوَغى

وَلوجاً إِذا ما هيبَ بابُ السُرادِقِ

He was always bold in the field of battle

A shelter when the banners of the tents shook

رَأَيتُ جِيادَ الخَيلِ بَعدَكَ عُرِّيَت

وَحُلَّت رِحالُ اليَعمَلاتِ المَحانِقِ

I saw the steeds of the horses after you, stripped bare

And the saddles of the high-reaching camels removed