وميدان تجول به خيول

وميدان تجول به خيول

تقود الدارعين ولا تقادُ

تقود الدارعين ولا تقادُ

And a field where steeds roam,

A field where horses roam

They lead the armored men, but are not led.

Leading armored men but not led

ركبت به الى اللذات طرفاً

ركبت به الى اللذات طرفاً

له جسم وليس له فؤاد

له جسم وليس له فؤاد

There I rode a steed toward pleasures,

I have ridden in it to pleasures fleeting

With a body, but no heart.

It has a body but no heart

جرى فظننت أن الأرض وجه

جرى فظننت أن الأرض وجه

ودجلة ناظر وهو السواد

ودجلة ناظر وهو السواد

It ran, so I thought the earth a face,

It flowed and I thought the ground was its face

And the Tigris an eye, and it the pupil.

And the Tigris its onlooking eye, such is its darkness