1. أَبْصَرَت ثُمَّ جامعا قَدْ هَرّا

    وَنثرَ الجعبةَ وَاِزْمَهَرا

    She then saw Jāmiʿ, already snarling.

    And he emptied the quiver and grew furious.

  2. وَكانَ مِثلَ النَّارِ أَو أَحَرّا

    إِنِّي إِذا طَرْفُ الجَبانِ احمرا

    And he was like fire, or hotter.

    Indeed, when the coward’s eye turns red,

  3. وَكانَ خَيرُ الخَصلَتَينِ الشرّا

    أَكونُ ثَمَّ أَسَداً زِبِرّا

    And evil is the better of the two courses,

    I become a thick-maned lion there.