1. And from the perils of fate what aggrieved him,
A man short of stature who plunged into death with the sword recklessly.
١. وَمِن حَذَرِ الأَيَّامِ ما حَزَّ أَنفَهُ
قَصيرٌ وخاضَ الَموتَ بِالسَّيفِ بَيهَسُ
2. When the ostrich saw its folk lying dead,
It was revealed in its clothes how it was dressed.
٢. نَعَامَةُ لَمَّا صَرَّعَ القَومُ رهطَهُ
تَبَيَّنَ في أَثوابِهِ كَيفَ يَلبَسُ