ذَكَرتُ الصَغيرَ وَأَشياعَهُ

ذَكَرتُ الصَغيرَ وَأَشياعَهُ

فَيا لَكَ هَمّاً إِلَينا سَرى

فَيا لَكَ هَمّاً إِلَينا سَرى

I remembered al-Saghir and his followers;

I remembered the little one and his followers

and oh, what sorrow stole upon us by night!

So much grief has come to us

فَيا لَيتَني قَبلَ هذا الحِصارِ

فَيا لَيتَني قَبلَ هذا الحِصارِ

ثَوَيتُ بِجيرَفتَ في مَن ثَوى

ثَوَيتُ بِجيرَفتَ في مَن ثَوى

And oh, if only, before this siege,

If only before this siege

I had lain dead at Jiruft among those who lay there,

I had taken refuge in Jeraf where others took refuge

وَتَحتي مِنَ الخَيلِ ذو مَيعَةٍ

وَتَحتي مِنَ الخَيلِ ذو مَيعَةٍ

أَجَشُّ هَزيمٌ إِذا ما جَرى

أَجَشُّ هَزيمٌ إِذا ما جَرى

with a spirited steed beneath me,

And I had under me a horse with endurance

hoarse-voiced and swift whenever he ran.

I would shake off the fleeing coward if he took flight