1. Misfortune indeed has a hard grip, clad in mail;
Spears from a mountain fortress rain down upon Umar.
١. إِنَّ الرَزِيَّةَ لا نابٌ مُصَرَّمَةٌ
قَرمٌ تَنَضَّلَهُ مِن حاصِنٍ عُمَرُ
2. So he continued to emit the scent of musk beneath,
As if houris were tucked away in his raiment.
٢. فَظَلَّ يَرشَحُ مِسكاً فَوقَهُ عَلَقٌ
كأَنَّما قُدَّ في أَثوابِهِ الحورُ