1. He attacked me then turned away haughtily, that I might see
That this youth does not deserve my blood, unjustly shed,
١. رَماني فأَصْماني وَأَعْرَضَ كَيْ أَرى
بأَنَّ الفَتى لا يَسْتَحِلُّ دَمي ظُلْما
2. As the shooter aims his arrow at the target,
And leaves the arrowhead embedded while retrieving the shaft.
٢. كَما أَقْصَدَ الرَّامي بسَهْمٍ رَميَّةً
فأَثْبَتَ فيها النَّصْلَ وَانْتَزَعَ السَّهْما