يُدَهْدُونَ الرُّؤُوسَ كَمَا تُدَهْدِي حَزَاوِرَةٌ بِأَبْطَحِهَا الْكَرِينَا
They roll heads as boys roll balls across an open, level ground.
Yudahdūna means to roll or toss. Ḥazāwirah refers to growing boys; al-karīnā refers to small balls used in play, while abṭaḥ is a level open space.
The simile juxtaposes violent warfare with children rolling balls. The disturbing mismatch intensifies the aggressive boasting of this poem. It is a literary representation of martial intimidation, not moral endorsement.