1. The daughters of Na'sh circle about as though they were
Cows of sand, behind them roots cleaving.

2. And Alfarqadan like two confederates contracted
By God! they move not, nor fail to fulfill their course.

3. And Aljadhi like a man who has no
Supporter, no ally to defend him.

4. And the Goat visited its glory, like a bull
When the herdsman ceases from urging him on.

5. And the Eagles soared, one spreading its pinions
To swoop for its quarry, another cleaving the air.

6. And An-Nata' gleams and Albatin as though he were
A ram driven off by a shepherd hastening away.

7. And the Whale swims in the sky as it swims in the sea,
Skilled in every manner of swimming.

8. And the stars of Jauza like a flock
That passes by them coming and going.

9. And as though its landmarks on its course
Were a troop on the track of a cloud pouring rain.

10. And Hadi As-Su'ud posed like a company of riders
Halting in the valley of Labeef tired.

11. And Suhail rose like a flame, resembling
A watchman on the peak of a fortress.

12. And stars appeared amidst all this as though they
Were pearls scattered from a necklace shattered.