1. فلمّا رأونا باديا ركباتنا

    على موطنٍ لا يخلط الجد بالهزل

    And when they saw us, our knees exposed,

    on a field where earnest combat is not mixed with jest,

  2. تولّوا وخوف الطعن يلوء رؤوسهم

    كما ولّت الأورى تحيد من النّبل

    they turned away, fear of the spear-thrust twisting their heads,

    as the ibex turned away, swerving from the arrows.