1. And over their armor they armored their hearts,
And the dark night is shooting stars boring through chests,
١. وَتَدَرَّعُوا فَوقَ الدُّروعِ قُلُوبَهُمْ
والسُّمْرُ شُهْبٌ في النُّحِورِ تَغُورُ
2. And a literate man who drank blood and shook off
From his sides, as though he were drunk.
٢. وَمُثقّفٍ شَرِبَ الدِّماءَ وَهَزَّ من
أَعطافهِ فَكأَنَّهُ مخمُورُ