1. لِنَحوِكَ يا بَطلوسُ عَزمِيَ قَد طَلَب

    بِحَدِّ الحُسامِ كَالشِهابِ إِذا اِنتَدَب

    My resolve has sought you out, O Batlus,

    with the sword’s edge, like a meteor when he springs into action.

  2. يَطيرُ شَرارُ النارِ مِن لَمَعانِهِ

    بِكَفِّ شُجاعِ الخَيلِ اِبنِ أَبي لَهَب

    Sparks of fire fly from its gleam,

    in the hand of the cavalry’s champion, the son of Abu Lahab.

  3. فَوَيلُكَ يا مَلعونُ مِنهُ إِذا سَطا

    بِصارِمِهِ يَومَ العَجاجِ وَإِن وَثَب

    So woe to you, O accursed one, at his hands when he strikes

    with his keen sword on the day of battle-dust, and if he leaps!