فَبِتنا حَيثُ أَمسَينا قَريباً

عَلى جَسداءَ تَنبَحُنا الكَليبُ

So we spent the night where evening found us,

Near barren ground where dogs bark at us,

نَقَلنا سَبيَهُم صِرماً فَصِرماً

إِلى صِرمٍ كَما نُقِلَ النَصيبُ

We moved their captives little by little

To another little group as fortune is apportioned,

غَضِبنا لِلَذي لاقَت نُفَيلٌ

وَخَيرُ الطالِبي التَرَةِ الغَضوبُ

We were angry at her who was once docile,

And the best of those who seek advantage is the indignant one,

جَلَبنا الخَيلَ سائِلَةً عِجافاً

مِنَ الضُمرَينِ يَخبِطُها الضَريبُ

We brought the horses galloping without rest,

From fertile meadows where the tax collector beats them.