1. His slender waist's coat is ink
We fear him yet he is wary and cautious
١. ومُخطَفِ الخَصرِ بُرُدُهُ حَبِرٌ
نَحذَرُه وهو خائفٌ حَذِرُ
2. Winged he flew in wings
Rising and descending a mountain with it
٢. مُجنَّحٌ طارَ في مُجنَّحةٍ
تصعَدُ طوراً به وتَنحَدِرُ
3. As if they are the winds spreading it
Wonders of flowers when scattered
٣. كأنها والرِّياحُ تَنشُرُها
غرائبُ الزَّهْرِ حينَ يَنتَثرُ
4. It has protectors as if they are hair
Appearing blackened and concealed
٤. لها حُمَاتٌ كأنَّها شَعَرٌ
تَظهَرُ مُسوَدَّةً وتَستَترُ
5. The ignorance on his forehead was removed
When the ignorance in her foreheads was unpacked
٥. قد أُذهِبَتْ في الجبينِ غُرُّتُهُ
إذ فُضِّضَتْ في جِبَاهها الغُرَرُ
6. His weapon against fate is behind him
Vanquishing it sometimes and sometimes defeated
٦. سِلاحُه الدَّهْرَ في مُؤَخَّرِهِ
يَفتُكُ طَوراً به ويَنتَصرُ
7. As if half of what he unsheathes
Between his jaws is a male serpent
٧. كأنَّما شَطْرُ ما يُجرِّدُهُ
من بينِ فَكَّيْهِ حَيَّةٌ ذَكَرُ