1. غَنائِمُهُ في كُلِّ يَومٍ جَماجِمُ

    زَمائِلُها أَبناؤُها وَالحَلائِلُ

    His spoils each day are skulls;

    Their companions are their sons and wives.

  2. وَبيضٍ مَصوناتِ الجَلاءِ كَأَنَّها

    جِباهُ العَذارى قَرَّطَتها الوَذائِلُ

    And bright swords, their polish preserved, as though they were

    Maidens’ brows adorned with silver pendants.

  3. إِذا خَطَبَتها الحَربُ كانَ مُهورَها

    صُبابَةُ ما ضَمَّ الطُلا وَالمَفاصِلُ

    When war sought their hand, their bride-prices were

    The last drops of what necks and joints contained.