1. The finest of horsemen rides a chestnut steed
Whose flowing mane bedraggles the cavalry

2. Galloping atop a dusky mount at dawn
And leaping like a fawn upon a sorrel

3. Horses that sweat not save when the winds blow
Unbridled for the day of racing, unshod

4. Clad in robes of thick, coarse wool
And fragrant jasmine and civet mixed

5. A troop that sets out with its knights by day
Though never caparisoned or saddled

6. The treasure of Chosroes for his sons
And a scion of the noble yellow clan