1. مَنَعتُكَ مِن قَرنَي قَباذٍ وَلَيتَني

    تَرَكتُكَ فَاِستَركَت عَلَيكَ الحَظانِبُ

    I shielded you from Qabadh’s two horns; would that I

    had left you, and the stocky warriors had swarmed upon you.

  2. عَطَفَت عَلَيكَ المُهرَ حَتّى تَفَرَّجَت

    وَمَلَّت مِنَ الطَعنِ الدَراك الرَواجِبُ

    I wheeled the colt toward you until they scattered,

    and my finger joints wearied of incessant spear-thrusts.

  3. أُجالِدُهُم وَالخَيلُ تَنحَطُّ في القَنا

    وَأَنتَ وَحيدٌ قَد حَوَتكَ الكَتائِبُ

    I fight them while the horses plunge among the spears,

    while you are alone, already surrounded by battalions.

  4. وَكائِن هَزَمنا مِن كَتيبَةِ قائِدٍ

    وَقَد عَجَمَتنا في الحُروبِ العَجائِبُ

    And many a commander’s battalion have we routed,

    and war’s marvels have tested our mettle.