1. أَخفُّ القَوانِص جسماً وَروحا

    وَأجمُعُها لامورٍ أمورا

    The lightest of hunting birds in body and spirit,

    and best among them at marshalling matters for its purposes,

  2. وأكرَمُها باشِقٌ حاذِقٌ

    يُساوي البُزاةَ وَيَشأى الصقورا

    and the noblest of them is a skillful sparrowhawk.

    It equals the goshawks and outstrips the falcons.

  3. يُقَلِّبُ عَينَين يا قوتتَينِ

    تَرى التِبرَ حَولهُما مُستَديرا

    It turns two eyes, two rubies;

    you see gold forming a ring around them.