1. ألا منْ مبلِغٌ زْفَراً رسولاً

    ومُبْلغُه عُمَيْرَ بنِ الحُبابِ

    O, who will carry a message to Zufar,

    And convey it to Umayr ibn al-Hubab?

  2. ضربْنا جمْعكُمْ حتى تولَّى

    بكلِّ مُهَنَّدٍ مثل الشِّهابِ

    We struck your host until it retreated,

    With every Indian-steel sword, like a shooting star.

  3. فِدىً لِبنَى جَنابٍ جُلُّ مالي

    أجَلْ وخَلِيلَتي لِبني جَنابِ

    May the bulk of my wealth be ransom for Banu Janab—

    Yes, and my beloved for Banu Janab.

  4. همُّ تركُوا سُراةَ بني سُلَيْمٍ

    وعامِرَها طعاماً للذئابِ

    They left the chiefs of Banu Sulaym

    And their Amir as food for wolves.

  5. همُ ضربوهُمُ حتى تولَّوْا

    وخَلَّوا كل بَهْنكةٍ كَعابِ

    They struck them until they fled,

    And left behind every plump maiden with budding breasts.