We arrived at Ras el Ain in all our brave attire and we mastered all the
villages and their inhabitants.
We came to Haleb, whose territory we had overrun, borne by our swift,
magnificent steeds.
We entered the country of the Khazi Mohammed who wore a coat of mail,
with long, floating ends,
We traversed Syria, going toward Ghaza, and reached Egypt, belonging to
the son of Yakoub, Yousof, and found the Turks with their
swift steeds.
We reached the land of Raqin al Hoonara, and drowned him in a deluge of
blood.
We came to the country of the Mahdi, whom we rolled on the earth and as
to his nobles their blood flowed in streams.
We came to the iron house of Boraih, and found that the Jewish was the
established religion.
We arrived at the home of the warrior, El Hashais:
The night was dark, he fell upon us while we slept without anxiety,
He took from us our delicate and honored young girls, beauties whose eyes
were darkened with kohol.
Abou Zeid marched against him with his sharp sword and left him lying on
the ground.
Abou So'dah Khalifah the Zemati, made an expedition against us, and
pursued us with the sword from all sides.
I killed Abou So'dah Khalifah the Zemati, and I have put you in
possession of all his estates.
They gave me three provinces and So'dah, this is the exact truth that I
am telling here.
Then came an old woman of evil augur and she threw dissension among us,
and the Helals left for a distant land.
Then Abou Ali said to me: 'Dyab, you are but a fool,'