1. A powerful lion residing in impregnable thickets
A prince over the beasts dwelling in the desert

2. Who pillows his cubs with the meat of horsemen
And blocks the road like a brigand on the highway

3. He has a growl in his throat like fire and claws
So roasted meat does not satisfy his hunger

4. His eyes are lanterns when the night grows dark
If he travels at night, the beasts do not travel

5. He has a forehead like an anvil and a mouth
As if dyed with ink around its edges

6. Thunder rumbles from his great roaring
And lightning flashes from his red paws

7. He has a tail he uses as a whip
You'd think the earth was struck on its back

8. He strikes his sides with it as though
He had a drum urging him on to battle

9. He grins, baring teeth not concerned with decay
Steel fangs that cannot be challenged

10. He charges with a paw two handspans wide
Its daggers sharper than severed spearheads

11. He unsheathes each claw like a crescent moon
Newly appeared to the eye at the start of the month