1. A serpent, lengthy, glided from his lair
As he flowed out, smooth-sliding without care.
١. ثُعْبانُ نهْرٍ راعَنا قَدُّهُ
لمّا أتى ينْسابُ منْ جُحْرِهِ
2. The boughs above him jerked, in fine surprise;
Behind him birds sent up their sharp cries.
٢. فاهْتزّتِ الأغْصانُ منْ فوقِهِ
وصاحَتِ الأطْيارُ في إثْرِهِ