1. تَصَيَّفَ الحزنَ فانجابَت عَقيقَتُهُ

    فيها خِنَافٌ وتَقريبٌ بِلا يَتَمِ

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

    There he moves with a swaying gait and a canter without slackening.

  2. يَنتَابُ بالعِرقِ مِن بُقعَانَ مَعَهَدةً

    ماءَ الشَّريعَةِ أو فَيضاً مِنَ الأَجَمِ

    At al-ʿIrq in Buqʿān he revisits a familiar haunt—

    the water at the drinking-place, or floodwater from the thickets.

  3. أَهبَطتُهُ الرَّكبَ يُعديني وأُلجمُهُ

    لِلنَّائباتِ بِسَيرٍ مِخذَمِ الأَكَمِ

    I brought him down among the riders; he carries me at a gallop, and I bridle him

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