1. When his eyes see a feast one day,
he runs like a newborn baby goat with a pierced nose,
١. إِذا مَا رَأت عَيناهُ يوماً وَلِيمَةً
جَرى مِثل خُذروفِ الوليدِ المُثَقّب
2. and he would eat it up in an instant, even if
it were a coat of mail with biting blades.
٢. فيَأكُلُهَا من حينِهِ وَلَو أَنَّها
رُدَينيّةٌ فيها أَسِنّة قَعضب
3. Blessed is my Lord when He created His creatures
As a swarm of victorious warriors and vanquished cowards.
٣. تَبَارَكَ رَبِّي حِينَ صَوَّر خَلقَه
مَجرّ جُيُوشٍ غَانِمِينَ وخُيّب