1. وَنَحنُ حَبَسنا في نَهاوَندَ خَيلَنا

    لِشَدِّ لَيالٍ أُنتِجَت لِلأَعاجِمِ

    And we held back our horses at Nahavand

    for the onslaught of nights brought forth for the non-Arabs.

  2. فَنَحنُ لَهُم بَينا وَعَصلُ سجلها

    غَداةَ نَهاوَندَ لِإِحدى العَظائِمِ

    So we confronted them—[the remaining wording is unclear as supplied].

    on the morning of Nahavand, for one of the great ordeals.

  3. مَلَأنا شِعابا في نَهاوَندَ مِنهُمُ

    رِجالاً وَخَيلاً أَضرَمَت بِالضَرائِمِ

    We filled ravines at Nahavand with them—

    men and horses, ablaze with flames.

  4. وَراكَضَهُنَّ الفَيرُزانُ عَلى الصفا

    فَلَم ينجِهِ مَنّا اِنفِساحُ المَخارِمِ

    And al-Fayruzan raced alongside them over the smooth rock,

    but the breadth of the mountain passes did not save him from us.