وَيَومٍ بِباجِسرى هَزَمتُ وَغودِرَت

وَيَومٍ بِباجِسرى هَزَمتُ وَغودِرَت

جَماعَتُهُم صَرعى لَدى جانِبِ الجِسرِ

جَماعَتُهُم صَرعى لَدى جانِبِ الجِسرِ

And one day at Bājisrā I routed them, and left behind was

And a day at Badghis I was victorious and the enemy was routed

Their company, slain beside the bridge.

Their band lay dead by the bridge side

فَوَلَّوا سِراعاً هارِبينَ كَأَنَّهُم

فَوَلَّوا سِراعاً هارِبينَ كَأَنَّهُم

رَعيلُ نِعامٍ بِالفَلا شُرَّدٍ ذُعرِ

رَعيلُ نِعامٍ بِالفَلا شُرَّدٍ ذُعرِ

So they turned and fled swiftly, as though they were

So they fled headlong like ostriches scattered, panic-stricken

A flock of ostriches in the wilderness, scattered and terrified.