1. تَصَيَّفَ الحزنَ فانجابَت عَقيقَتُهُ

    فيها خِنَافٌ وتَقريبٌ بِلا يَتَمِ

    He summered in al-Hazn, and his foal-coat fell away.

    There he moves with a swaying gait and a canter, without slowing.

  2. يَنتَابُ بالعِرقِ مِن بُقعَانَ مَعَهَدةً

    ماءَ الشَّريعَةِ أو فَيضاً مِنَ الأَجَمِ

    On the sand ridge of Buqʿān he frequents a familiar haunt—

    the water at the watering place, or overflowing water from the thickets.

  3. أَهبَطتُهُ الرَّكبَ يُعديني وأُلجمُهُ

    لِلنَّائباتِ بِسَيرٍ مِخذَمِ الأَكَمِ

    I brought him down to the riders; he gallops with me, and I bridle him

    for times of adversity, with a stride that cleaves the hillocks.