1. O my hopes, O my aspirations
Of beauty, grace and charm

2. Of necklaces and anklets
My valor, my courage, my dignity

3. Leave me be, leave my arms
For being unarmed is like being killed

4. Leave me be, leave my weapons, then
Let me grasp my palms in prayer

5. My spears are new
And I lower my sandal strap

6. I look before and after
Beware the roaring lion

7. Or one with courage like mine
I can ambush the reproachers

8. With a camel and saddlebags
In tight spots I can slowly withdraw

9. As if you’re giving me time
In my palm a twist

10. Like a mother mourning her child
My arrows and their tips like

11. Wild cats' claws when attacking
I can sneak in a stab

12. That bends the legs of my foe
I can unleash a blow

13. That needs no sharpening of my blade
Like the jerboa's burrow

14. Collapsing while it digs down
I protect my mouth that fears

15. No time but the time of youth
I scratch the earth with lines

16. Like scratch marks of the stud camel
I can withstand people in disputes

17. The horror of horses and men
I can tear apart the garment

18. Like a stud camel in heat
She has a body of dreams

19. And a spirit of ignorance
Is there anyone among people like me

20. When they count, and no one like me?
So if I die, O my hopes

21. There will be no one to replace me
I shall not drink bitter water

22. Or take bitterness as company
Either I die, O my aspirations

23. And my death will be free like me
I saw the noble youths

24. Like graceful, splendid colts