1. وَيَومَ الوَغى يَومَ الطِعانِ إِذا اِكَتسى

    مُحَجَّلُ خَيلِ المُلتَقى وَبَهيمُها

    And on the day of battle, the day of spear-thrusts, when they were clothed—

    The white-footed horses of the clash and their solid-colored fellows—

  2. مِنَ الماءِ لَوناً واحِداً فَتَشابَهَت

    وَغَيرَ أَلوان الجِيادِ حَميمُها

    In a single hue from the water, so that they looked alike,

    And their sweat changed the steeds' colors;

  3. وَصارَت إِلى شَهباءَ ثابِتَةِ الرَحى

    مُقَنَّعَةٍ أُخرى تَزولُ نُجومُها

    And toward a gray host, its millstone firmly set—

    A helmeted host—came another whose stars were fading.

  4. وَطارَت خِلالَ الضَربِ أَيدٍ وَأَرجُلٌ

    وَحانَت رِقابٌ لَم تُعَقَّد تَميمُها

    And hands and feet flew amid the blows,

    And necks met their doom, their amulets not fastened.

  5. وَإِنّي بِخَيرٍ ما بَقيتَ وَما وَلِي

    قَناةَ الهُدى مِنكُم إِمامٌ يُقيمُها

    And indeed I fare well as long as you live, and as long as someone takes charge of

    The spear-shaft of guidance—a leader from among you who keeps it upright.