لَمّا رَأَوني وَوَجهَ بُرجَةَ وَالر

لَمّا رَأَوني وَوَجهَ بُرجَةَ وَالر

رَيطَةَ وَلّى فَوارِسُ المَلِكِ

رَيطَةَ وَلّى فَوارِسُ المَلِكِ

When they saw me and Burja’s face and al-

When they saw me, the king's horsemen turned

Rayta, the king’s horsemen turned away.

With Burjat and Riyata; in retreat

فَأَدبَروا وَالرِماحُ تَأخُذُهُم

فَأَدبَروا وَالرِماحُ تَأخُذُهُم

نَزوَ القَطافي حَبائِلِ الشَرَكِ

نَزوَ القَطافي حَبائِلِ الشَرَكِ

So they turned their backs, while the spears caught them,

Their spears propelled them. Down they slid

Like sandgrouse leaping in the cords of a snare.

Like torrents down the ropes of death.