1. With an elegant neck like a noble Herculean
As if he were a sublime fate being fulfilled
١. وذي نِجادٍ هِرَقْليٍّ يُشَرِّفُهُ
كأنّهُ أجَلٌ يَسطُو به قَدَرُ
2. As if the bold warrior had wiped him with his palm
After a snake had bitten it
٢. كأنّما مَسَحَ القَينُ الجريءُ به
كفّاً وقد نهَشَتْهُ حيّةٌ ذكَرُ